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UK
/snˈætʃ/
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[ 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.
- They also feed visually by capturing prey from the surface of mud or water, by plunging their heads into water, and by snatching insects from the air.
- They talk and joke and sing snatches of popular songs.
- Police still searching for the masked robbers who snatched the national treasures.
- Then snatching up some of the flowers, which ornamented the table, he swore that Juba should henceforward be called Anacreon, and that he deserved to be crowned with roses by the hand of beauty. Tales and Novels — Volume 03
- The double-line pull uses a snatch block (also known as a pulley block) to run the wire rope out to an anchor and then double it back to the vehicle, where the hook is attached to the frame -- not the bumper, winch, or any part of the suspension. Winching How-To: Never Get Your Truck Stuck Again
- 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.
- He pantomimed the machine squirting and snatching at his clothes. GuildWars Edge of Destiny
- The 'American Empire' of the late 20th century, which Luce more politely referred to as the 'American Century', and of which no presidents since Eisenhower and JFK ever whispered the word 'Empire' while it actually existed, was already body-snatched by the time anyone other than Chomsky and Chalmers Johnson impolitely called it by its real name. Barack Obama: Manchurian Candidate Version 2.0
