Snatch Definition

snăch
snatched, snatches, snatching
verb
snatched, snatches, snatching
To grasp or seize suddenly, eagerly, or without right, warning, etc.; grab.
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To try to grasp or seize a thing suddenly; grab (at)
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To accept or take advantage of a chance, etc. eagerly.
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To steal, especially quickly or with a sudden movement.
American Heritage
To remove abruptly or hastily.
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noun
The act of snatching; a grab.
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A brief period; short time or spell.
To sleep in snatches.
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An act of kidnapping.
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A small portion, esp. one that is incomplete or disconnected; fragment; bit.
Snatches of gossip.
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The vulva.
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Other Word Forms of Snatch

Noun

Singular:
snatch
Plural:
snatches

Origin of Snatch

  • Middle English snacchen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Unknown

    From Wiktionary

Snatch Sentence Examples

  • He reached out to snatch the Watcher's neck.

  • So why snatch them?

  • If she knew where he kept it, she could swoop in and snatch it.

  • Stephen, though he had shown some enterprise and capacity in his successful snatch at the crown, was a man far below his three predecessors on the throne in the matter of perseverance and foresight.

  • Prince Andrew longed to snatch up, to squeeze, to hold to his heart, this helpless little creature, but dared not do so.

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Words Starting With

SSNSNA

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HCHTCH

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