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81snatch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grab, seize, grasp, clutch, jerk, twitch, pluck, wrench; steal; slang, kidnap. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jerk, grasp, steal; see seize 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at seize . III (Roget s… …
82snatch — see SNACK …
83snatch — snætʃ n. grab, act of suddenly seizing something; bit, scrap, fragment; brief period of time, spell; kidnapping (Slang) v. attempt to seize; take abruptly, grab quickly; kidnap, abduct; seize an opportunity …
84snatch at — jump on, try to seize …
85snatch of sleep — short nap, cat nap, light sleep …
86snatch victory from the jaws of defeat — win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat …
87snatch — 1) stanch 2) chants …
88snatch — verb seize quickly and deftly. ↘informal steal or kidnap by seizing suddenly. ↘quickly secure or obtain. noun 1》 an act of snatching. 2》 a fragment of music or talk. 3》 Weightlifting the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head… …
89snatch — I. v. a. Grasp, clutch, gripe, wring, wrest, twitch, pluck, seize suddenly, pull, catch, snip. II. n. 1. Bit, fragment, portion, small part. 2. Catch, short effort …
90snatch squad — noun (C) a group of policemen who go quickly into a crowd to arrest 1 (1) people …