mindmap root((抓住)) take is a general term appliable to any manner of getting something in one's possesion or control: ~ some salad from the bowl. seize implies a sudden and forcible effort in getting hold of something tangible or in apprehending something fleeting and elusive when intangible: ~d the crook as he tried to escape. grasp stresses a laying hold of so as to have firmly in possession: ~ the handle and pull. clutch suggests avidity and anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply failure in taking or holding: frantically ~ing the bush at the edge of the cliff. snatch suggests a more sudden or quick action: ~ a doughnut before running out the door; and may carry a connotation of stealth: ~ a purse. grab implies roughness and rudeness and often implies arrogant or vulgar disregard for the rights of others: roughly ~bed her by the arm.