Snatch - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment (syn: kidnapping)
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
- the act of catching an object with the hands (syn: catch, grab, snap)
verb
Extra examples
An eagle swooped down and snatched one of the hens.
She snatched the toy from his hands.
...to the police chief, it didn't look like a snatch, but another case of a bride-to-be getting cold feet...
Snatching up a knife, he chased the thief out of the house.
The wind snatched his cap off.
He snatched the phone from / out of my hand.
The climber snatched at the rope, but missed and fell to his death.
He snatched a quick glance at her.
Hilda had her husband snatched from her.
Boxer pup Toby was snatched a fortnight ago.
The thief snatched her purse and ran.
Keith snatches toys away from the other children.
Vargas was snatched from his home by two armed men.
I managed to snatch an hour's sleep on the train.
A thief snatched a handbag from a woman as she was about to get into her car.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: snatch
he/she/it: snatches
present participle: snatching
past tense: snatched
past participle: snatched
singular: snatch
plural: snatches
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