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[ snach ] / snætʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snatch ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at). verb (used with object)to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp: He snatched the old lady's purse and ran. to take, get, secure, etc., suddenly or hastily. to rescue or save by prompt action: He snatched the baby from the fire. Slang. to kidnap. nounthe 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. Slang. an act of kidnapping. Slang: Vulgar. vulva; vagina. Weightlifting. a lift in which the barbell is brought in a single motion from the floor to an arms-extended position overhead. Origin of snatch1175–1225; Middle English snacche (noun), snacchen (v.) < ?; cognate with Middle Dutch snacken OTHER WORDS FROM snatchsnatch·a·ble, adjectivesnatcher, nounsnatch·ing·ly, adverboutsnatch, verb (used with object) un·snatched, adjective Words nearby snatchsnarl, snarler, snarl-up, snarly, snash, snatch, snatch block, snatched, snatch squad, snatchy, snath Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snatchIn another change since his transit days, crooks now snatch cellphones, not gold chains. My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton|Michael Daly|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is easy for an unscrupulous individual to pose as an underground banker, snatch up several large deposits, then cut and run. Inside China's Underground Black Market Banks|Brendon Hong|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The company reported $2.4 billion in annual sales and could snatch a valuation as high as $5 billion. Kanye West Is a Modern Michelangelo; Pippa Middleton Jokes About Her Bridesmaid Dress|The Fashion Beast Team|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Police believe that their rigorous schedule actually gave the alleged abductors a safe window in which to snatch the child. Did This Man Abduct Madeleine McCann?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Scar-Jo, who also received the title in 2006, is the only woman to ever snatch it twice. Scarlett Johansson Named "Sexiest Woman Alive;" Kate Moss to Revive Collaboration With Topshop|The Fashion Beast Team|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST She thought Alice a bit of a sneak, an opinion her brothers shared, and Gwen rather a snatch at meals. Esther heard her moving about, opening and shutting boxes and singing a snatch of song all the time. The Phantom Lover|Ruby M. Ayres She looked at it as though ready to snatch it from his hand. A Maker of History|E. Phillips Oppenheim Snatch from their enemies the descendants of my sister, from the artisan up to the king's son. The Wandering Jew, Complete|Eugene Sue But France, from various motives, did not shew herself disposed to snatch Canada from the English. Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette|Lafayette
British Dictionary definitions for snatch
verb(tr) to seize or grasp (something) suddenly or peremptorilyhe snatched the chocolate out of my hand (intr usually foll by at) to seize or attempt to seize suddenly (tr) to take hurriedlyto snatch some sleep (tr) to remove suddenlyshe snatched her hand away (tr) to gain, win, or rescue, esp narrowlythey snatched victory in the closing seconds (tr) (in weightlifting) to lift (a weight) with a snatch snatch one's time Australian informal to leave a job, taking whatever pay is due nounan act of snatching a fragment or small incomplete partsnatches of conversation a brief spellsnatches of time off weightlifting a lift in which the weight is raised in one quick motion from the floor to an overhead position slang, mainly US an act of kidnapping British slang a robberya diamond snatch Derived forms of snatchsnatcher, nounWord Origin for snatchC13 snacchen; related to Middle Dutch snakken to gasp, Old Norse snaka to sniff around Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to snatchsnippet, pull, kidnap, rescue, jerk, seize, wrest, win, pluck, snag, jump, wrench, clutch, catch, abduct, steal, yank, fragment, spell, bit |