snatch at sth
— phrasal verb with snatch uk/snætʃ/us/snætʃ/verb [ T ]
to try to take hold of something:
A man snatched at my bag, but he didn't get it.
UK to try to use an opportunity quickly before it disappears:
I was desperate to find a way out of teaching so when this job came along I snatched at it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- capture
- catch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
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