| VERB | contact | snatch, snatch up, snap | to grasp hastily or eagerly |
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| contact | snatch | to make grasping motions | |
| contact | snatch, kidnap, nobble, abduct | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | |
| NOUN | communication | snatch, bit | a small fragment |
| body | snatch, cunt, puss, pussy, slit, twat | obscene / obscene terms for female genitals | |
| act | snatch, kidnapping | (law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment | |
| act | snatch | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion | |
| act | snatch, catch, grab, snap | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Sounds | snae'ch | |
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| Rhymes | attach ... thatch / Thatch: 16 rhymes with aech... | |
| Meaning | A small fragment. | |
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| Example | "overheard snatches of their conversation" | |
| Synonym | bit | |
| Broader | fragment | An incomplete piece |
| Meaning | obscene / obscene terms for female genitals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | cunt, puss, pussy, slit, twat | |
| Broader | female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny | external female sex organs |
| Spanish | almeja, chichi, chocha, chocho, choro, chucha, cocho, concha, conejo, coño, cuca, panocha, patata, punta, raja, vagina | |
| Catalan | cony, figa, patata, xona | |
| Meaning | (law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | kidnapping | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | capture, seizure | The act of taking of a person by force |
| Spanish | rapto, secuestro | |
| Catalan | rapte, segrest | |
| Verbs | snatch | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
| Meaning | A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | weightlift, weightlifting | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights |
| Spanish | arrancada | |
| Meaning | The act of catching an object with the hands. | |
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| Example | "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away" | |
| Synonyms | catch, grab, snap | |
| Narrower | fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled |
| interception | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team | |
| mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking | The act of interlocking or meshing | |
| rebound | The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | |
| reception | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football | |
| shoestring catch | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground | |
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Spanish | agarrada, agarrón, asimiento, cogida | |
| Catalan | agafada | |
| Verbs | snatch | to grasp hastily or eagerly |
| snatch | to make grasping motions | |
| Meaning | To grasp hastily or eagerly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" | |
| Synonyms | snatch up, snap | |
| Narrower | swoop, swoop up | seize or catch with a swooping motion |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Spanish | arrebatar, chasquear, pillar | |
| Catalan | arrabassar | |
| Nouns | snatch | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| snatcher | a thief who grabs and runs | |
| Meaning | To make grasping motions. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the cat snatched at the butterflies" | |
| Spanish | arrebatar | |
| Nouns | snatch | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Meaning | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | kidnap, nobble, abduct | |
| Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
| Narrower | shanghai, impress | Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship |
| Broader | seize | Take or capture by force |
| Spanish | abducir, coger, pescar, raptar, secuestrar | |
| Catalan | agafar, prendre, raptar, segrestar | |
| Nouns | snatch | (law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment |
| snatcher | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | |
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