snatch

Plural: snatches

Noun

• a small fragment
  • "overheard snatches of their conversation"
• obscene terms for female genitals
• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
• the act of catching an object with the hands
  • "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"
• A quick grab or catch.
• A short period.
• A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
• A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
• The vulva.
• Rapid, uncommanded jerking or oscillation of the ailerons of some aircraft at high Mach numbers, resulting from shock wave formation at transonic speeds.
• A brief period of exertion.
• A catching of the voice.
• A hasty snack; a bite to eat.
• A quibble.

Verb

Verb Forms: snatched, snatching, snatches

• To seize something quickly and often forcefully.
• 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
• To grasp and remove quickly.
• To attempt to seize something suddenly.
• To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
• To steal.
• To take (a victory) at the last moment.
• To do something quickly in the limited time available.

Examples

• He snatched a glimpse of her while her mother had her back turned.
• He snatched a sandwich before catching the train.
• He snatched up the phone.
• I had to SNATCH that ’Q’ from the bag before my opponent saw it.
• I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window.
• She snatched the letter out of the secretary's hand.
• Someone has just snatched my purse!
• The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.
• to snatch a kiss
• to snatch at a rope

Synonyms

abduct, bit, catch, cunt, grab, kidnap, kidnapping, nobble, puss, pussy, slit, snap, snatch up, twat, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bash and grab, bone, boost, borrow, burglarize, burgle, cheat, chore, commandeer, confiscate, convert, cop, cozen, crib, embezzle, filch, fleece, flog, gaffle, gilravage, half-inch, heave, heist, jack, kipe, knock off, kyper, liberate, lift, loot, make off with, mill, misappropriate, mooch, moonlight requisition, nick, nip, own, peculate, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, plunder, poach, pocket, prig, purloin, raid, ransack, rape, reave, relieve, rip, rip off, rob, run off with, snag, snatch, sniggle, snitch, steal, swindle, swipe, thieve, walk off with

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