grapschen

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁapʃən/
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Verb

grapschen (weak, third-person singular present grapscht, past tense grapschte, past participle gegrapscht, auxiliary haben)

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

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Further reading

  • grapschen” in Duden online
  • grapschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache