Lexic.us

Definition of Snatch

1. Verb. To grasp hastily or eagerly. "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

2. Noun. A small fragment. "Overheard snatches of their conversation"

3. Verb. To make grasping motions. "The cat snatched at the butterflies"

4. Noun. Obscene terms for female genitals.

5. Verb. Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom. "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

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

7. Noun. A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion.

8. Noun. The act of catching an object with the hands. "The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"

Definition of Snatch

1. v. t. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

2. v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.

3. n. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.

Definition of Snatch

1. Verb. To grasp quickly. ¹

2. Verb. To grasp and remove quickly. ¹

3. Verb. To steal. ¹

4. Verb. (by extension) To take a victory at the last moment. ¹

5. Verb. To do something quickly due to limited time available. ¹

6. Noun. A quick grab or catch. ¹

7. Noun. (weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. ¹

8. Noun. A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation. ¹

9. Noun. (vulgar slang) A vulva. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Snatch

1. to seize suddenly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snatch

snarlings snarls snarly snarred snarring snars snary snash snashed snashes

snashing snast snaste snastes snasts snatch and run snatch and runs snatch block snatch blocks snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

snatch the pebble snatch up snatch victory from the jaws of defeat snatchable snatched snatched the pebble snatcher snatchers snatches

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