掴つかみ上あげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

grab and lift up; snatch up

Describes seizing something or someone and pulling or lifting it upward in one motion. Often used for physical actions, but can appear in figurative contexts.

• 彼かれは倒たおれた椅い子すを掴つかみ上あげた。

  He grabbed the fallen chair and lifted it up.

• 猫ねこが子こ猫ねこの首くびを掴つかみ上あげて運はこんだ。

  The cat picked up the kitten by the scruff of its neck and carried it.