snatch | ||
1. | [ verb ] to grasp hastily or eagerly | |
Synonyms: | snap snatch_up | |
Examples: | "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
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Related terms: | clutch seize swoop snap_up catch snatcher | |
2. | [ verb ] to make grasping motions | |
Examples: | "the cat snatched at the butterflies" |
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Related terms: | catch | |
3. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) obscene terms for female genitals | |
Synonyms: | pussy slit nooky puss twat cunt | |
Related terms: | female_genitalia | |
4. | [ verb ] take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | |
Synonyms: | kidnap abduct nobble | |
Examples: | "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" |
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Related terms: | seize seize shanghai crime kidnapper abduction | |
5. | [ noun ] a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion | |
Related terms: | weightlifting | |
6. | [ noun ] (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment | |
Synonyms: | kidnapping | |
Related terms: | capture law | |
7. | [ noun ] a small fragment | |
Synonyms: | bit | |
Examples: | "overheard snatches of their conversation" |
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Related terms: | fragment | |
8. | [ noun ] the act of catching an object with the hands | |
Synonyms: | snap grab catch | |
Examples: | "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate" |
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Related terms: | touch reception fair_catch rebound shoestring_catch mesh interception catch snap_up grab grab | |
Similar spelling: |
snatcher snitch snatch_up snitcher |