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snatch

DEFINITIONS OF: snatch

1

v to grasp hastily or eagerly

“Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone”
Synonyms:
snap, snatch up
Types:
swoop, swoop up
seize or catch with a swooping motion
Type of:
clutch, prehend, seize
take hold of; grab

v take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Synonyms:
abduct, kidnap, nobble
Types:
impress, shanghai
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Type of:
seize
take or capture by force

v to make grasping motions

“the cat snatched at the butterflies”

n the act of catching an object with the hands

“Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away”
Synonyms:
catch, grab, snap
Types:
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fair catch
(American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
interception
(American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
reception
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football
rebound
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
shoestring catch
(baseball) a running catch made near the ground
interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing
the act of interlocking or meshing
Type of:
touch, touching
the act of putting two things together with no space between them

n a small fragment

“overheard snatches of their conversation”
Synonyms:
bit
Type of:
fragment
an incomplete piece

n (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

Synonyms:
kidnapping
Type of:
capture, seizure
the act of taking of a person by force

n a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

Type of:
weightlift, weightlifting
bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights

n obscene terms for female genitals

Synonyms:
cunt, puss, pussy, slit, twat
Type of:
fanny, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals
external female sex organs
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