คว้า

kwáa

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] grab; snatch; seize

to reach out and take hold of something quickly, often suddenly or with force

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)คว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagขวดน้ำkùuat náamขวดน้ำkùuat náamwater bottleบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
He quickly grabbed the water bottle on the table.
2NounB1

[to] clutch (at); try to grab

to make a quick attempt to grab something, sometimes missing or only touching it

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)คว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)พลาดไปplâat bpaiพลาดไปplâat bpai[to] have missed [sth]; [to] have made a mistakeนิดเดียวnít diaoนิดเดียวnít diao1a tiny bit; a very small amount2just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount
He hurried to snatch the ball but missed by just a little.
3NounB1

[to] win; secure; bag

to obtain or achieve something valued, especially a prize, title, opportunity, or job

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagรางวัลraang-wanรางวัลraang-wan1prize; award2reward3bounty (offered reward)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)งานประกวดngaan bprà-gùuatงานประกวดngaan bprà-gùuata contest; competition eventโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
He won a small prize in the school contest.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ฉวยchŭaiฉวยchŭai1[to] grab; snatch2[to] seize (an opportunity)
  • [to] grab; snatch
  • [to] seize (an opportunity)
แกร็บgráepแกร็บgráep1[to] grab; snatch; seize (loanword)2Grab (company/service)3a Grab ride/order
  • [to] grab; snatch; seize (loanword)
  • Grab (company/service)
  • a Grab ride/order
ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)
  • [to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded
  • [to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by
  • [to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)
ฉกฉวยchòk chŭuaiฉกฉวยchòk chŭuai1[to] snatch; grab (opportunistically)2[to] capitalize on; exploit (an opportunity)
  • [to] snatch; grab (opportunistically)
  • [to] capitalize on; exploit (an opportunity)
ซิวsiwซิวsiw1minnow; rasbora2[to] snap up [sth/sb]; bag; get quickly3[to] arrest [sb] (slang)
  • minnow; rasbora
  • [to] snap up [sth/sb]; bag; get quickly
  • [to] arrest [sb] (slang)