Complete Definition of "snatch"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/snæt�/
audio|en-us-snatch.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æt�

Verb
en-verb|snat|ch|es

  1. To grasp and remove quickly; to steal.

#: Someone has just snatched my purse!

Translations

Dutch: afpakken, wegpikken, graaien, weggraaien
Finnish: napata, siepata
French: attraper rapidement
German: klauen, stehlen
mid
Ido: kaptar
Spanish: raptar
Russian: ��а�и��

Derived terms
snatcher
purse snatcher

Synonyms
grab
See WikiSaurus:steal

Noun
snatch (plural: snatches)

  1. A quick grab or catch.

#: The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.

  1. weightlifting A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
  2. vulgar|slang vagina, cunt, twat.

Translations
trans-top|A quick grab or catch
Dutch: graai m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A competitive weightlifting event
trans-mid
trans-bottom

'vulgar vagina,

Dutch: doos f
mid

Category:Vulgarities

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