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UK
/snˈætʃ/
]
[ US /ˈsnætʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈsnætʃ/ ]
NOUN
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a small fragment
overheard snatches of their conversation - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
- (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
- obscene terms for female genitals
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the act of catching an object with the hands
he made a grab for the ball before it landed
Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away
the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
VERB
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to grasp hastily or eagerly
Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone -
to make grasping motions
the cat snatched at the butterflies -
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
The industrialist's son was kidnapped
How To Use snatch In A Sentence
- I thought I might be able to get a good deal on a hotel stay if I booked at the last minute to snatch a bargain on an unbooked room.
- Although I was already a fan of both authors, it was this curious title overlap that led me to snatch these two off the New Releases table at my local bookstore. Romi Lassally: My Literary Indiscretions
- The long punishing jaws of a borzoi can snatch up small and not-so-small varmints both wild or domestic with lightning speed.
- We ended our snack (better described as lunch) with a large pot of Chinese tea, overhearing snatches of conversation from a neighbouring table.
- His name was James and he was younger than me...perhaps by a year. *cue cradle-snatching jokes* He was my friend's cousin, and I remember thinking he was gorgeous when I first met him. Archive 2010-07-01
- We look forward to seeing the expression of the first big-time criminal as his ill-gotten gains are snatched away from him.
- Detectives who searched his home found a holdall, items snatched from the post office, a police scanner and his bingo membership card.
- You tend to your business, you infernal bodysnatcher, and let us run ours, ran the message, and I understood. My Dog is avenged
- Hats bowl away, coats fly open, skirts cling, umbrellas flype themselves: and their owners, grotesquely running, grabbing, snatching, struggling, are consumed with rueful and involuntary mirth. Try Anything Twice
- Police were today searching for a thief who snatched hundreds of pounds from a busy shop in Walton.
