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snatch in English
- snatch⇄adj. snatchable.
- snatch⇄expr. by (or in) snatches, by fits and starts; intermittently.
Ex. I have begun two or three letters to you by snatches, and been prevented from finishing them (Alexander Pope). - snatch⇄expr. snatch at,
a. to try to seize or grasp; seize; grasp.
Ex. He snatched at the railing as he began to fall down the stairs.
b. (Figurative.) to take advantage of eagerly.
Ex. He snatched at the chance to travel. - snatch⇄noun snatcher.
- snatch⇄noun 1. the act of snatching; sudden grab.
Ex. The boy made a snatch at the ball. (Figurative.) Here and there he made guesses and snatches at the truth (Matthew Arnold).
2. a short time.
Ex. He had a snatch of sleep sitting in his cha - snatch⇄snatch, verb, noun.
- snatch⇄v.t. 1. to seize suddenly, eagerly, or violently; grasp hastily; grab.
Ex. to snatch up one's hat and coat and run for a train. The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away. A thief snatched her purse in the crowd.
(SYN) catch, snap.
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