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41snatch — /snætʃ / (say snach) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by at) to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand. 2. Rowing to make a hurried, jerky movement at the beginning of a stroke. –verb (t) 3. to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp:… …
42snatch — 1. tv. to kidnap someone. (Underworld.) □ We’re gonna snatch the kid when the baby sitter comes out to see what happened. □ The mob snatched Mrs. Davis and held her for ransom. 2. n. a kidnapping. (Underworld.) □ The Bradley snatch had the… …
43Snatch (weightlifting) — The snatch is one of the two current Olympic Weightlifting events (the other being the clean and jerk). The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled …
44snatch — ban·der·snatch; snatch; snatch·able; snatch·er; snatch·i·ly; snatch·ing·ly; …
45snatch — snatch1 [ snætʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to pull or take something away quickly: Katherine angrily snatched her hand out of his grasp. Her brother snatched the letter and tore it open. a ) to quickly steal something from someone: Someone snatched …
46snatch — {{11}}snatch (n.) c.1300, a trap, snare, from SNATCH (Cf. snatch) (v.). Vulgar slang sense of vulva is recorded from 1903; from a much older sense of sexual intercourse quickly performed (1580s). {{12}}snatch (v.) early 13c., of uncertain origin; …
47Snatch theft — In Malaysia and Southeast Asia in general, snatch theft is a criminal act of forcefully stealing from a pedestrian s person while employing rob and run tactics. It is typical for two thieves to work together and ride a motorcycle to make theft… …
48Snatch — Большой куш Snatch Жанр комедия, боевик Режиссёр Гай Ричи Продюсер Мэттью Вон …
49snatch — I n. fragment to catch snatches (of conversation) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to snatch at (she snatched at the line that the sailors threw to her) 2) (D; tr.) to snatch from, out of (he snatched the purse from her hand) * * * [snætʃ] out of (he snatched …
50snatch up — verb to grasp hastily or eagerly (Freq. 1) Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone • Syn: ↑snatch, ↑snap • See Also: ↑snap up (for: ↑snap) …
