grab\ off

grab\ off
v informal
To take quickly; take or grab before anybody else can; choose for yourself.

The people who got to the show first grabbed off the best seats.

The women hurried to the store to grab off the things on sale.

The prettiest girls at the dance were grabbed off for partners first.

Compare: snap up

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