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snatch

snatch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [snach]
    • /snætʃ/
    • /snætʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [snach]
    • /snætʃ/

Definitions of snatch word

  • verb without object snatch to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at). 1
  • verb with object snatch to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp: He snatched the old lady's purse and ran. 1
  • verb with object snatch to take, get, secure, etc., suddenly or hastily. 1
  • verb with object snatch to rescue or save by prompt action: He snatched the baby from the fire. 1
  • verb with object snatch Slang. to kidnap. 1
  • noun snatch the act or an instance of snatching. 1

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Origin of snatch

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English snacche (noun), snacchen (v.) < ?; cognate with Middle Dutch snacken

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Snatch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

snatch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

snatch usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for snatch

verb snatch

  • abduct — If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force.
  • accroach — to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
  • assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
  • carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.

noun snatch

  • bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
  • cunt — Cunt is an offensive word that some people use to refer to a woman's vagina.
  • grapnel — a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
  • handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.

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