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   Snatch

   /snaCH/

   

   verb

   • 1. quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way: "she snatched a cookie from the plate" Similar grabseizeseize hold ofgrab hold oftake hold oflay hold oflay (one's) hands onget one's hands ontakeplucktake a grip ofgripgraspclutch
   • ▪ steal (something) or kidnap (someone) by seizing or grabbing suddenly: "a mission to snatch Winston Churchill" Similar stealthieverobtakepilferpurloinlootrifleabscond withcarry offembezzlemisappropriateinformal:walk off/away withrun away/off withswipenabrip offliftliberatefilchsnafflesnitchpinchhalf-inchnickwhipknock offnobbleboneheistglomsnaveltiefarchaic:cribhook
   • ▪ hastily or ineffectually attempt to seize (something): "she snatched at the handle"
   • ▪ quickly secure or obtain (something) when a chance presents itself: "we snatched a few hours' sleep" Similar achievesecureobtainseizepluckwrestscrape
   • ▪ eagerly take or accept (an offer or opportunity): "I snatched at the chance" Similar accept eagerlyjump attake advantage ofgrab (at)snap upseize (on)graspgrasp with both handspounce onswoop down onbuy eagerly/quickly

   noun

   • 1. an act of snatching or quickly seizing something: "a quick snatch of breath"
   • ▪ a short spell of doing something: "brief snatches of sleep" Similar periodspelltimefitboutintervaldurationseasontermstretchspanphaseruninformal:patchspot
   • ▪ a fragment of song or talk: "picking up snatches of conversation" Similar fragmentsnippetsmatteringbitscrappiecepartextractexcerptportionsectionselection
   • ▪ a kidnapping or theft: informal "a bag snatch" Similar theftrobberystealingthievinglarcenythieveryrobbingpilferingpilferagepurloiningshopliftingburglaryraidholdupappropriationexpropriationmisappropriationembezzlementdacoityinformal:rip-offsmash and grabheiststickuprare:peculationdefalcation
   • 2. the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement.
   • 3. a woman's genitals. vulgar slang

   Word Origin Middle Englishsna(c)che (verb) ‘suddenly snap at’, (noun) ‘a snare’; perhaps related to snack.

   Derivatives

   • 1. snatcher noun
   • 2. snatchy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › snatch_1snatch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [transitive] snatch something to take or get something quickly, especially because you do not have much time. I managed to snatch an hour's sleep. The team snatched a dramatic victory in the last minute of the game. Word Origin. Idioms. snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

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   The meaning of SNATCH is to attempt to seize something suddenly. How to use snatch in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Snatch.

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   5 days ago · 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly. Mick snatched the cards from Archie's hand. He snatched up the telephone. 2. transitive verb [usu passive] If something is snatched from you, it is stolen, usually using force.

5. www.wordreference.com › definition › snatchsnatch - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   n. the act or an instance of snatching. a sudden motion to seize something; grab: He made a snatch as if to stop her. a bit, scrap, or fragment of something: snatches of conversation. a brief spell of effort, activity, or any experience: to work in snatches. Nautical, Naval Terms a sheave or projecting member serving as a fairlead.

6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › snatchsnatch | meaning of snatch in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English snatch1 /snætʃ/ verb [ transitive] 1 to take something away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement SYN grab The thief snatched her purse and ran. snatch something away/back from somebody Keith snatches toys away from the other children. 2 to take someone away from a person or place,...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-american-english › snatchsnatch | meaning in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   Meaning of snatch in Essential American English Dictionary. snatch. verb. us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / snætʃ/ to take something or someone quickly and suddenly: Bill snatched the phone from my hand. (Definition of snatch from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of snatch.

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   noun. the act or an instance of snatching. a sudden motion to seize something; grab: He made a snatch as if to stop her. a bit, scrap, or fragment of something: snatches of conversation. a brief spell of effort, activity, or any experience: to work in snatches. Nautical. a sheave or projecting member serving as a fairlead. a brief period of time.