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English - English Dict (Wordnet)
 snatch


Noun
  • the act of catching an object with the hands
    • Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
    • 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
  • 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
  • a small fragment
    • overheard snatches of their conversation

Verb
  • take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
    • The industrialist's son was kidnapped
  • to make grasping motions
    • the cat snatched at the butterflies
  • to grasp hastily or eagerly
    • Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
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