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- Dictionarysnatch/snatʃ/
verb
- 1. quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way: "she snatched a biscuit from the plate" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of snatching or quickly seizing something: "a quick snatch of breath"
- 2. the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement.
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SNATCH definition: 1. to take hold of something suddenly and roughly: 2. to take something or someone away by force…. Learn more.
The meaning of SNATCH is to attempt to seize something suddenly. How to use snatch in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Snatch.
When you snatch something, you grab it — either literally or figuratively. You might eagerly snatch the TV remote or your best friend's idea. Snatching can be nasty. You might snatch a lost balloon before it gets away, or snatch your cat before he can escape the room.
1. ( tr) to seize or grasp (something) suddenly or peremptorily: he snatched the chocolate out of my hand. 2. (usually foll by: at) to seize or attempt to seize suddenly. 3. ( tr) to take hurriedly: to snatch some sleep. 4. ( tr) to remove suddenly: she snatched her hand away.
If you snatch something, or if you snatch at it, you take it or pull it away quickly. He snatched the cards from her hand. American English : snatch / ˈsnætʃ /
a sudden motion to seize something; grab: He made a snatch as if to stop her. a bit, scrap, or fragment of something: snatches of conversation. a brief spell of effort, activity, or any experience: to work in snatches.
Snatch definition: To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
SNATCH definition: 1. to take something or someone quickly and suddenly: 2. to do or get something quickly because…. Learn more.
snatch meaning, definition, what is snatch: to take something away from someone with...: Learn more.
Definition of snatch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.