English to English
snatch
(sn/&/t/S/
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noun (n)
- a small fragment(noun.communication)Example:
Overheard snatches of their conversation.
source: wordnet30 - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- to make grasping motions(verb.contact)Example:
The cat snatched at the butterflies.
source: wordnet30 - To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.(verb)source: webster1913
- To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.(verb)source: webster1913