grab vs reception
reception vs grabgrab and reception both are nouns.
grab is a verb but reception is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| grab | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| reception | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
reception is a hyponym of
grab; that is, reception is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
grab:
- grab: the act of catching an object with the hands
- reception: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football
Other hyponyms of grab include
fair catch, interception, rebound, shoestring catch, interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing.
| grab (noun) | reception (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of catching an object with the hands | the act of receiving |
| a mechanical device for gripping an object | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football |
| quality or fidelity of a received broadcast | |
| the manner in which something is greeted | |
| a formal party of people; as after a wedding |
| grab (verb) | reception (verb) |
|---|---|
| capture the attention or imagination of | |
| take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of | |
| take or grasp suddenly | |
| make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand | |
| get hold of or seize quickly and easily | |
| obtain illegally or unscrupulously |
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