Definder - what does the word mean?

What is land grab?

go to a camping space and reserve a large piece of land, presumably for friends who run late.
Done often with various pieces of luggage.

Use four baskets to define the edges of large piece of land

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Land grab - what is it?

Gaining land through attacking in online strategy games such as Ambar.

Keep your troops home for now, we are gonna make a huge land grab in a little while.

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What does "land grab" mean?

v. The amount of skin a drunk woman will allow a man to grope before she feels he has "gone too far".

I made out with Sheila at the bar, and it turned into a land grab, but she stopped me before I could get in her pants.

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Land grab - what does it mean?

The disgusting girls that sailors scoop up at when they come ashore. Also can be used to describe any nasty girl a guy picked up at a bar.

"Dude, you were wasted last night. You should have seen the 'land grab' you were kissing!"

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Land grab - meaning

When you invade another country and take over... keeping their resources and obviously... land... for yourself.

This is what Israel DID NOT do considering that Israeli land was bought for England completely legally.

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Land grab - definition

What the US Government and other countries did to tribal peoples already living on the American continent.

Any appropriation of real estate that wasn't originally yours.

Joe used to have only five acres of property, but he made a huge land grab and now he has fifty.

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Land grab - slang

Literally: grab for newly available land.
Figuratively: grab for control over anything not yet controlled.

Expression originated in 19th Century when West was available for anyone who wanted to claim land and settle on it.

Israel is being accused of a 'land grab' (Search for 'land grab' and Israel on Google Advanced).

Then it was used regarding those wanting to control airwaves and recently for those wanting to control Cyberspace.

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Land grab

In many online games, players manage countries. Examples: Monarchy, Utopia, Earth 2025. One way to aquire land is to attack a random opponent, taking some of their land. An attack with the purpose of land conquest is a landgrab.

Dammit! While I was away, Lord Wootsayediditagyn attacked me with a land grab, stealing 50 acres!

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Land grab

The act of taking over land, either by force or cunning schemes. Usually there is conflict of some sort and one side is left unhappy.

Isreal. They are a recognized nation but siezed land from palestine to build it.

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Land grab

The process of government acquisition of countries, usually in the context of money and power.

A series of land grabs in the Balkans provided the scene for what was to become World War 1.

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