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English to English noun
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a small fragment |  | Example: overheard snatches of their conversation
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
obscene terms for female genitals | | source: wordnet30
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(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment | | source: wordnet30
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a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion | | source: wordnet30
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the act of catching an object with the hands | | Example: Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
he made a grab for the ball before it landed
Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away
the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
source: wordnet30
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A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. | | source: webster1913 verb
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to grasp hastily or eagerly | | Example: Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
source: wordnet30
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to make grasping motions | | Example: the cat snatched at the butterflies
source: wordnet30
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take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | | Example: The industrialist's son was kidnapped
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. | | source: webster1913
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To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope. | | source: webster1913
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