Meaning of snatch in English

snatch

/snætʃ/ us

/snætʃ/

snatch verb [T] (TAKE QUICKLY)

to take hold of something suddenly and roughly:

He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.

figurative Running the best race of his career, Fletcher snatched (= only just won) the gold medal from the Canadian champion.

to take something or someone away by force:

The six-year-old girl was snatched from a playground and her body was found two days later.

She had her purse snatched (= stolen) while she was shopping.

Synonyms

abduct (TAKE A PERSON)

kidnap

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to take something from someone

takeHe offered her the microphone but she wouldn't take it.
take hold ofGet ready to take hold of the baton as the next runner approaches.
snatchHe snatched the letter out of my hands before I could read it.
stealThe car was stolen from right outside our house.
pinchA thief pinched his wallet and phone.
seizeFederal agents seized two computers.

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to do or get something quickly because you only have a short amount of time:

Maybe you'll be able to snatch a couple of hours' sleep before dinner.

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Don't snatch, Isabel!
He snatched the phone from my hand.
She snatched the parcel and tore into it.
Lara snatched the chocolate from my hand and put it to her mouth.
Her handbag was snatched from her in the street.

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Capturing or taking possession of things

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snatch verb [T] (WIN)

to get or win something, especially suddenly, unexpectedly, or by a small amount:

She quickly broke serve and snatched an early lead.

They snatched an equaliser in the closing seconds of the game.

They finally snatched a draw with an injury-time goal.

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He snatched the gold by 0.15 of a second.

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Winning, losing & scoring in sport

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Idiom

snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)

Phrasal verb

snatch at something

snatch

noun [ C ]

/snætʃ/ us

/snætʃ/

snatch noun [C] (TAKE QUICKLY)

the action of trying to take something quickly and forcefully:

I felt someone behind me make a snatch at my bag.

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Capturing or taking possession of things

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snatch noun [C] (SHORT PART)

a short part of something:

I tried to hear what they were saying, but I only managed to catch a few snatches of conversation.

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Words meaning parts of things

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snatch noun [C] (SEX ORGAN)

a rude word for a vagina

(Definition of snatch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

snatch | American Dictionary

snatch

verb [ T ]

/snætʃ/

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to take hold of something suddenly and without warning:

[ M ] They snatched up their coats and hats and ran outside.

Somebody snatched her purse when she wasn’t looking.

To snatch something is to do it in the short amount of time available:

We rushed in and snatched the best seats we could get.

snatch

noun [ C ]

/snætʃ/

a brief part (of something):

I could hear snatches of conversation from the people in the booth next to ours.

(Definition of snatch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What is the pronunciation of snatch?

Translations of snatch

in Chinese (Traditional)

快速拿, 奪走，搶走, 綁架…

in Chinese (Simplified)

快速拿, 夺走，抢走, 绑架…

in Spanish

arrebatar, vagina…

in Portuguese

arrancar, arrebatar, vulva…

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काढून घेणे, अचानक आणि अंदाजे काहीतरी पकडणे, पळवणे…

～をさっと取り上げる, ひったくる…

kapmak, kapıp kaçmak, ele geçirmek…

arracher, s’emparer brusquement de, saisir l’occasion de…

arrabassar…

grissen, bemachtigen, greep…

திடீரென்று மற்றும் தோராயமாக எதையாவது பிடித்துக் கொள்ள, ஏதாவது அல்லது யாரையாவது வலுக்கட்டாயமாக அழைத்துச் செல்ல, உங்களிடம் குறுகிய நேரம் மட்டுமே இருப்பதால் ஒன்றை விரைவாகச் செய்ய அல்லது பெற…

(अचानक से) झपट लेना, छीन लेना, (बलपूर्वक कुछ) छीनना…

ખેંચવું, આંચકી લેવું, ઉઠાવી જવું…

snuppe, prøve at få fat i, brudstykke…

rycka till sig, nappa åt sig, stjäla sig till…

merampas, menyempatkan, cubaan meragut…

schnappen, ergreifen, schneller Griff…

snappe, røske, nappe…

چھیننا, اغوا کرنا, اٹھا لینا…

хапати(ся), увірвати, вирвати…

хватать, вырывать, урывать…

లాగుకొను / అకస్మాత్తుగా మొరటుగా దేనినైనా పట్టుకొను, దేనినైనా లేదా ఎవరినైనా బలవంతంగా తీసుకువెళ్ళు, మీకు తక్కువ సమయం మాత్రమే ఉన్నందువల్ల త్వరగా ఏదైనా చేయు లేదా పొందు…

يَخْطَف, يَنْتَزِع…

ছিনিয়ে নেওয়া, ছিনতাই করা, অপহরণ করা…

chňapnout, vytrhnout, ukrást pro sebe…

merenggutkan, menyempatkan, renggutan…

คว้า, คว้าโอกาส, การฉกฉวย…

vồ, chộp lấy, nắm lấy…