snatch

Definition of snatch in English English dictionary: To grasp quickly
He snatched up the phone.; To do something quickly due to limited time available
He snatched a look at her while her mother had her back turned.; A vagina
You want me to ask Brandy to let you paint her naked body with all this gooey stuff to make a mold of her snatch?”.; To steal
Someone has just snatched my purse!.; To take a victory at the last moment; To grasp and remove quickly
How many times have I told you? she cried, and seized him and snatched his stick away from him.; A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation
I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window.; A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement; A quick grab or catch
The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.; {n} a hasty catch, broken part, bit, fit, quip; {v} to seize hastily upon, catch eagerly, bite; A snatch of a conversation or a song is a very small piece of it. I heard snatches of the conversation; to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"; take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"; If you snatch victory in a competition, you defeat your opponent by a small amount or just before the end of the contest. The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds; a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"; a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies" to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone; If you snatch an opportunity, you take it quickly. If you snatch something to eat or a rest, you have it quickly in between doing other things. I snatched a glance at the mirror You can even snatch a few hours off; A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower; A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly; a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion; the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"; If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly. Mick snatched the cards from Archie's hand He snatched up the telephone The thin wind snatched at her skirt; {f} attempt to seize; take abruptly, grab quickly; kidnap, abduct; seize an opportunity; If something is snatched from you, it is stolen, usually using force. If a person is snatched, they are taken away by force. If your bag is snatched, let it go; To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; often with at; as, to snatch at a rope; A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap; obscene terms for female genitals; to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone; a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"; vagina, cunt, twat; To seize and transport away; to rap; {i} grab, act of suddenly seizing something; bit, scrap, fragment; brief period of time, spell; kidnapping (Slang); (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment; To grasp and remove quickly; to steal; to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"; To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss
snatch and run: An unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing and attempting to flee
snatch and runs: plural form of snatch and run
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory: 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 with disastrous results.
snatch the pebble: To fully grasp the meaning of a concept or developed a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat: To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment
snatch at: jump on, try to seize
snatch block: a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope
snatch block: a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope
snatch block: A block that can be opened on one side to receive the looped part of a rope
snatch of sleep: short nap, cat nap, light sleep
snatch squad: a group of police officers or soldiers who go quickly into a crowd, in order to catch people who are causing trouble
snatch up: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
snatched: Simple past tense and past participle of snatch
snatcher: one who snatches, or steals by snatching
snatches: plural form of snatch
snatches: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snatch
snatching: The act by which something is snatched
Three purse snatchings in the park were reported this week.
snatcher: {n} one who snatches or takes hastily
to snatch: {v} snack
To snatch: click
snatched: past of snatch
snatched: {s} grasped
snatcher: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
snatcher: one who snatches
snatcher: One who snatches, or takes abruptly
snatcher: a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher"
snatcher: a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher
snatcher: {i} one who snatches; thief; kidnapper (Slang)
snatchers: plural of snatcher; ones who snatch
snatches: plural of snatch
snatches: third-person singular of snatch
snatching: present participle of snatch
to snatch: renne