Snatch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly.
  • v. Sports To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
  • v. To grasp or seize illicitly.
  • verb-intransitive. To make grasping or seizing motions: snatched at the lamp cord.
  • n. The act of snatching; a quick grasp or grab.
  • n. A brief period of time: "At the end we preferred to travel all night,/Sleeping in snatches” ( T.S. Eliot).
  • n. A small amount; a bit or fragment: a snatch of dialogue.
  • n. Slang A kidnapping.
  • n. Sports A lift in weightlifting in which the weight is raised in one uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
  • n. Vulgar Slang The vulva.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To grasp quickly.
  • v. To grasp and remove quickly.
  • v. To steal.
  • v. To take a victory at the last moment.
  • v. To do something quickly due to limited time available.
  • n. A quick grab or catch.
  • n. A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
  • n. A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
  • n. A vulva.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
  • v. To seize and transport away; to rap.
  • verb-intransitive. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at.
  • n. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.
  • n. A short period of vigorous action.
  • n. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To seize or take hastily, eagerly, abruptly, or violently.
  • Hence, figuratively To get or save by sudden or violent effort, or by good fortune.
  • To seize or transport away quickly or forcibly.
  • Nautical, to place the bight of (a rope) in a snatch-block so that it may lead properly.
  • To seize, or attempt to seize, a thing suddenly: generally with at.
  • See the quotation.
  • n. A hasty catch or seizing.
  • n. An attempt to seize suddenly; a sharp attack.
  • n. A catching of the voice; impeded utterance.
  • n. A piece snatched or broken off; a small piece or quantity; a fragment; a bit.
  • n. A short fit of vigorous action: as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
  • n. A hasty repast; a snack; a bit of food.
  • n. A quibble; a shuffiing answer.
  • n. An open lead for a block. See snatch-block.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. to grasp hastily or eagerly
  • n. the act of catching an object with the hands
  • n. obscene terms for female genitals
  • n. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
  • v. to make grasping motions
  • v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • n. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
  • n. a small fragment
  • Verb Form
    snatched    snatches    snatching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    grasp    grab    twitch    gripe    catch    pluck    rap    scrap    seize    save   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rach    Thatch    Vlach    attach    batch    brach    catch    detach    dispatch    drach   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cadence    lilt    snippet    outburst    sing    refrain    tinkle    guffaw    gust    chuckle