to snatch up
61snatch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English snacchen to snap, seize; akin to Middle Dutch snacken to snap at Date: 13th century intransitive verb to attempt to seize something suddenly transitive verb to take or grasp abruptly or hastily < snatch up a pen… …
62Snatch-Block — Blöcke verschiedener Materialien und Größen am Mastfuß einer Segelyacht; sie dienen hier der Umlenkung …
63snatch — snatchable, adj. snatcher, n. snatchingly, adv. /snach/, v.i. 1. to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually fol. by at). v.t. 2. to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp: He snatched the old lady s purse and ran. 3. to …
64snatch defeat from the jaws of victory — verb To suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The meaning is analogous to the idiomatic phrase blow it ... since the fall of communism, the West has managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and… …
65snatch from — phr verb Snatch from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑grasp, ↑silver …
66snatch up — phr verb Snatch up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑receiver …
67snatch — n 1a. the vagina 1b. women in general. In the 16th cen tury this word was used to denote an impromptu and/or hasty ( snatched ) sex ual encounter. The meaning was trans ferred to the female pudenda, and in the 20th century extended to refer to… …
68snatch victory from the jaws of defeat — If you manage to win something such as a match or a contest, when you are on the verge of losing, you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. With a last minute goal, the team snatched victory form the jaws of defeat …
69snatch — 1. verb 1) she snatched the sandwich Syn: grab, seize, take hold of, get one s hands on, take, pluck; grasp at, clutch at 2) informal someone snatched my bag See steal 1. 1) 3) informal …
70snatch — 1. verb 1) she snatched the microphone Syn: grab, seize, take hold of, take, pluck, grasp at, clutch at 2) informal someone snatched my bag Syn: steal, take, thieve; informal …
