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snatch

   [snach]
verb (used without object)
1.
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
verb (used with object)
2.
to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp: He snatched the old lady's purse and ran.
3.
to take, get, secure, etc., suddenly or hastily.
4.
to rescue or save by prompt action: He snatched the baby from the fire.
5.
Slang. to kidnap.

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noun
6.
the act or an instance of snatching.
7.
a sudden motion to seize something; grab: He made a snatch as if to stop her.
8.
a bit, scrap, or fragment of something: snatches of conversation.
9.
a brief spell of effort, activity, or any experience: to work in snatches.
10.
Nautical. a sheave or projecting member serving as a fairlead.
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11.
a brief period of time.
12.
Slang. an act of kidnapping.
13.
Slang: Vulgar. vulva; vagina.
14.
Weightlifting. a lift in which the barbell is brought in a single motion from the floor to an arms-extended position overhead.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English snacche (noun), snacchen (v.) < ?; cognate with Middle Dutch snacken

Related forms
snatch·a·ble, adjective
snatch·er, noun
snatch·ing·ly, adverb
out·snatch, verb (used with object)
un·snatched, adjective
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snatch
early 13c., perhaps from M.Du. snacken "to snatch, chatter." The noun is attested from c.1300; vulgar slang sense of "vulva" is recorded from 1903; from a much older sense of "sexual intercourse quickly performed" (1580s). Weight-lifting sense is attested from 1928.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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snatch definition


  1. tv.
    to kidnap someone. (Underworld.) : We're gonna snatch the kid when the baby-sitter comes out to see what happened.
  2. n.
    a kidnapping. (Underworld.) : The Bradley snatch had the detectives up all night for weeks.
  3. tv.
    to grab something; to steal something. : Snatch me the paper there on the table as you walk by, would you please?
  4. n.
    a theft. (Underworld.) : The snatch went off without a hitch except that the safe was empty.
  5. n.
    women considered as a receptacle for the penis. (Rude and derogatory.) : The sailor walked around the port, looking for some snatch.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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