If you take something that nobody seems to own, you might say, “Before anybody else gets it, I’m going to ________ this.”
| GRAB | 271 |
| TAKE | 235 |
| LATCH ONTO | 132 |
| CLAIM | 105 |
| NR | 44 |
| GET | 39 |
| PICK UP | 32 |
| APPROPRIATE | 22 |
| GLOM ONTO | 22 |
| GRAB ONTO | 18 |
| SNITCH | 14 |
| COP | 13 |
| CABBAGE ONTO | 12 |
| NAB ONTO | 12 |
| NAB | 11 |
| PICK IT UP | 11 |
| KEEP | 10 |
| TAKE IT MYSELF | 10 |
| SNATCH | 9 |
| SWIPE | 9 |
| HELP MYSELF TO | 8 |
| HOOK | 6 |
| HOOK ONTO | 6 |
| BORROW | 5 |
| LIFT | 5 |
| CONFISCATE | 4 |
| COP ONTO | 4 |
| HAVE | 4 |
| LAY CLAIM TO | 4 |
| PUT MY BRAND ON | 4 |
| ADOPT | 3 |
| FINDERS KEEPERS | 3 |
| FREEZE ONTO | 3 |
| GET AHOLD OF | 3 |
| HANG ONTO | 3 |
| HOLD | 3 |
| LATCH ON | 3 |
| LIBERATE | 3 |
| BEAT YOU TO | 2 |
| CABBAGE | 2 |
| CLAMP ONTO | 2 |
| GET DIBS ON | 2 |
| GET IT MYSELF | 2 |
| GLOM ON | 2 |
| HELP MYSELF | 2 |
| HIDE | 2 |
| HOG | 2 |
| LAY AHOLD OF | 2 |
| PUT IT AWAY | 2 |
| PUT MY NAME ON | 2 |
| SNATCH IT UP | 2 |
| SNATCH ONTO | 2 |
| STASH IT AWAY | 2 |
| TAKE IT FOR MYSELF | 2 |
| ACCUMULATE | 1 |
| ANNEX | 1 |
| BEAT HIM TO | 1 |
| BEAT HIM TO THE DRAW | 1 |
| BUY | 1 |
| CABBAGE ON | 1 |
| CLAM ONTO | 1 |
| CLIP | 1 |
| COB ONTO | 1 |
| COMANSKATE | 1 |
| COP ON | 1 |
| CORRAL | 1 |
| FALL HEIR TO | 1 |
| FINDERS ARE KEEPERS | 1 |
| FINDIN’S KEEPIN’ | 1 |
| FINNIE | 1 |
| GANGE ONTO | 1 |
| GET IT WHILE THE GETTING’S GOOD | 1 |
| GET MINE FIRST | 1 |
| GET MY FINGER IN THE PIE | 1 |
| GET MY FINGERS ON | 1 |
| GET MY FOOT INTO | 1 |
| GET MY HANDS ON | 1 |
| GET MY SHARE | 1 |
| GET MY SHARE OF | 1 |
| GET THERE FIRST | 1 |
| GLOM | 1 |
| GOBBLE ON TO IT | 1 |
| GRAB HOLD TO | 1 |
| GRAB IT OFF | 1 |
| GRAB IT UP | 1 |
| GRAB IT UP QUICK | 1 |
| GRAB THIS UP | 1 |
| HARVEST IT | 1 |
| HAVE MY FILL OF | 1 |
| HAVE MY SHARE | 1 |
| HIGH-JACK | 1 |
| HOSEY | 1 |
| KEEP IT MYSELF | 1 |
| KNOCK IT OFF | 1 |
| LATCH | 1 |
| LAY AWAY | 1 |
| LAY CLAIM | 1 |
| LAY MY HANDS ON | 1 |
| LAY ONTO | 1 |
| LAY STAKE TO | 1 |
| LAY THIS AWAY | 1 |
| LOAN | 1 |
| “LOSERS WEEPERS, FINDERS KEEPERS” | 1 |
| MIDNIGHT REQUISITION | 1 |
| MOONLIGHT | 1 |
| NAIL | 1 |
| NAIL IT DOWN | 1 |
| PICK THIS UP | 1 |
| PLUCK | 1 |
| 1 | |
| PUT A CLAIM ON | 1 |
| PUT IN A WORD FOR | 1 |
| PUT IN MY CLAIM FOR | 1 |
| PUT IN MY TWO CENTS FOR | 1 |
| PUT MY CLAIM ON | 1 |
| PUT MY DIBBIES ON | 1 |
| PUT MY FINGERS ON | 1 |
| PUT MY JOHN HANCOCK ON | 1 |
| PUT MY JOHN HENRY ON | 1 |
| PUT MY NIBS ON | 1 |
| PUT THE SNATCH ON | 1 |
| RAKE IN THIS LOOT | 1 |
| SACK IT UP | 1 |
| SCROUNGE | 1 |
| SCULP | 1 |
| SEE THAT I GET | 1 |
| SLIP | 1 |
| SLIP THIS AWAY | 1 |
| SNAG | 1 |
| SNAP IT UP | 1 |
| SNEAK | 1 |
| SNIPE | 1 |
| SNIPE IT OFF | 1 |
| SOUVENIR | 1 |
| SPANCEL ONTO | 1 |
| SPEAK FOR | 1 |
| SPEND | 1 |
| STASH THIS AWAY | 1 |
| STATCH | 1 |
| STEAL | 1 |
| SURVEY | 1 |
| TACK | 1 |
| TAKE ADVANTAGE OF | 1 |
| TAKE CARE OF | 1 |
| TAKE CHARGE | 1 |
| TAKE FINDERS KEEPERS | 1 |
| TAKE HOME | 1 |
| TAKE IT FINDERS KEEPERS | 1 |
| TAKE ONTO | 1 |
| TAKE POSSESSION | 1 |
| TAKE THIS MYSELF | 1 |
| TAKE THIS WHILE THE TAKING’S GOOD | 1 |
| “THIS IS MINE, FINDERS KEEPERS” | 1 |
| TIE ONTO | 1 |
| TURN IT IN | 1 |
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