snatch

IPA: snˈætʃ

noun

  • A quick grab or catch.
  • A short period.
  • (weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
  • A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
  • (vulgar slang) The vulva.
  • (aviation) Rapid, uncommanded jerking or oscillation of the ailerons of some aircraft at high Mach numbers, resulting from shock wave formation at transonic speeds.
  • (dated) A brief period of exertion.
  • (dated) A catching of the voice.
  • (dated) A hasty snack; a bite to eat.
  • (dated) A quibble.

verb

  • (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.
  • (intransitive) To attempt to seize something suddenly.
  • (transitive) To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
  • (transitive, informal) To steal.
  • (transitive, informal, figurative, by extension) To take (a victory) at the last moment.
  • (transitive, informal) To do something quickly in the limited time available.
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Examples of "snatch" in Sentences

  • She rushes in and snatches her out of the way.
  • Gunmen snatch three Westerners in Yemen capital.
  • Collectors snatch up Robert Frost Christmas cards.
  • Snatches of the music haunt her throughout the film.
  • The bandits just wanted to snatch the corporal's gun.
  • Watch an eagle's terrifying attempt to snatch a child.
  • The crocodile appears and snatches Allison from the boat.
  • The two lifts competed are the clean and jerk and the snatch.
  • He was selected for the Beijing Games to snatch the gold medal.
  • Main intension of the English government is to snatch the wealth.

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