grapschen

Meaning

1. (informal, transitive, weak) to grab
2. (informal, transitive, weak) to grab hold
3. (informal, intransitive, weak) to make a grab for sth.
4. (informal, transitive, weak) to grope (touch closely and sexually)

Concepts

grab

catch

grope

snatch

make a grab

Synonyms

grabschen

greifen

abstauben

aneignen

an sich bringen

erbeuten

erwischen

gönnen

kapern

rauben

schnappen

tasten

befummeln

einheimsen

ergattern

fummeln

krallen

einsacken

an Land ziehen

reinziehen

tatschen

sexuell belästigen

einstreichen

unter den Nagel reißen

gesund stoßen

Fitsch machen

abgreifen

zugespielt bekommen

absahnen

Translations

choper

palper

prendre

tâter

empoigner

tâtonner

afferrare

arraffare

brancicare

tastare

dare una toccatina

betasten

bevoelen

tasten

Dialects

St. Gallen

gròòpla

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʁapʃən/

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit: गृह्णाति

In summary

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German grabben (“to snap”), from Proto-Germanic *grab-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (compare Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti), गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti, “he seizes”)).