grapschen

== German == === Alternative forms === grabschen === Etymology === 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”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁapʃən/ === Verb === grapschen (weak, third-person singular present grapscht, past tense grapschte, past participle gegrapscht, auxiliary haben) (transitive, informal) to grab (transitive, informal) to grab hold (intransitive, informal) to make a grab for sth. (transitive, informal) to grope (touch closely and sexually) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (grab): ergreifen, schnappen, raffen, zusammenraffen, hinlangen, klauen (grab hold): ergreifen, schnappen, festhalten, festnehmen, fassen, packen (make a grab): fassen, greifen, langen, befingern, befummeln, berühren, betasten, herumtasten, zugreifen (grope): begrapschen ==== Derived terms ==== begrapschen Busengrapschen Grapschen grapschend Grapscher === Further reading === “grapschen” in Duden online “grapschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache