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screengrab en · NOUN

Etymology

From screen + grab.

Meanings

  1. A screenshot.
    • The picture accompanying the article was in fact a screengrab of a video published by Reuters on 3 February and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showing humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma. The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot after deadly battles with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. 2025 May 22, “Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025:
    • "Let's boot out @GNRailUK and bring in @TfL to run our line," he tweeted later that year on June 25, sharing a screengrab of the latter's proposals. 2019 November 20, Daniel Puddicombe, “Should Transport for London take over suburban services?”, in Rail, page 34:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
screengrabs Number=Plur lexicographic
screen grab alternative lexicographic

screengrab en · VERB

Etymology

From screen + grab.

Meanings

  1. To generate a screenshot.

Forms

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screengrabbing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
screengrabs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
screengrabbed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
screengrabbed Tense=Past lexicographic
screen grab alternative lexicographic