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snatch
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- pronunciation:
- snaech
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
snatches, snatching, snatched |
definition: |
to seize or try to seize something, esp. with a quick or sudden movement (usu. fol. by at).
The dog snatched at the food, but couldn't reach it.- synonyms:
- clutch, grab
- similar words:
- grasp, pluck, seize, snap, yank
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related words: |
clutch, twitch |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to take quickly or suddenly; grab.
He snatched the book from my hands.- synonyms:
- grab, nab, pluck, seize, snap
- similar words:
- clutch, jerk, whip, wrest, yank
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definition 2: |
to take or get when the chance presents itself.
Let's snatch a few hours of sleep.- synonyms:
- nab
- similar words:
- catch, grab, liberate
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related words: |
abduct, capture, get, grapple, grasp, nail, ravish, seize, steal, take, tear, wrench |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act or an instance of seizing something quickly.
The snatch of his wallet had been so quick that he didn't realize till much later that it had been stolen.- synonyms:
- grab
- similar words:
- clutch, pluck, snap
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definition 2: |
a short period, as of sleep.
With the new baby waking often, she found she could only sleep in snatches.- synonyms:
- bit, spell
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definition 3: |
a small amount or fragment; bit.
We heard only snatches of the debate.- synonyms:
- bit, fragment, snippet
- similar words:
- catch
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definition 4: |
(vulgar slang) the female genitals.
- synonyms:
- cunt, pussy, twat
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definition 5: |
(slang) an act of kidnapping.
He was the one who planned the snatch.- synonyms:
- abduction, kidnapping
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related words: |
bit, catch, crumb, grapple, modicum |
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derivation: |
snatcher (n.) |
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