snatch

snatch  (snch)

v. snatched, snatch·ing, snatch·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly.

b. Sports To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.

2. To grasp or seize illicitly.

v.intr.

To make grasping or seizing motions: snatched at the lamp cord.

n.

1. The act of snatching; a quick grasp or grab.

2. A brief period of time: "At the end we preferred to travel all night,/Sleeping in snatches" (T.S. Eliot).

3. A small amount; a bit or fragment: a snatch of dialogue.

4. Slang A kidnapping.

5. Sports A lift in weightlifting in which the weight is raised in one uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.

6. Vulgar Slang The vulva.

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[Middle English snacchen.]

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snatcher n.

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snatch

Verb

1. to seize or grasp (something) suddenly: she snatched the paper

2. (usually foll. by at)to attempt to seize suddenly

3. to take hurriedly: these players had snatched a few hours sleep

4. to remove suddenly: she snatched her hand away

Noun

1. an act of snatching

2. a small piece or incomplete part: snatches of song

3. a brief spell: snatches of sleep

4. Slang, chiefly US an act of kidnapping

5. Brit slang a robbery: a wages snatch [Middle English snacchen]

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Snatch of robbers—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snatch - a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" bit fragment - an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
	2.	snatch - obscene terms for female genitals     puss, pussy, slit, twat, cunt female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
	3.	snatch - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment kidnapping seizure, capture - the act of taking of a person by force law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	snatch - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion weightlift, weightlifting - bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
	5.	snatch - 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" snap, grab, catch touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" 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 reception - (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line" rebound - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot shoestring catch - (baseball) a running catch made near the ground interlock, interlocking, meshing, mesh - the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
Verb	1.	snatch - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" snatch up, snap clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" swoop up, swoop - seize or catch with a swooping motion
	2.	snatch - to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"
	3.	snatch - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" abduct, kidnap, nobble crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" shanghai, impress - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

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snatch

verb 1. grab, seize, wrench, wrest, take, grip, grasp, clutch, take hold of

verb 2. steal, take, nick (slang), chiefly Brit. pinch (informal) swipe (slang) lift (informal) pilfer, filch, shoplift, thieve, walk or make off with

verb 3. win, take, score, gain, secure, obtain

verb 4. save, free, rescue, pull, recover, get out, salvage, extricate

noun 5. bit, part, fragment, piece, spell, snippet, smattering

Translations

snatch [snætʃ] n (fig) → robo;

snatches of → trocitos mpl de vt (= snatch away) → arrebatar (= grasp); coger (SP); agarrar;

snatches of conversation → fragmentos mpl de conversación;

to snatch a sandwich → comer un bocadillo a prisa;

to snatch some sleep → buscar tiempo para dormir;

don't snatch! → ¡no me lo quites!

snatch up vt → agarrar

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snatch [snætʃ] n (fig) → vol m (= small amount);

snatches of → des fragments mpl or bribes fpl de vt → saisir (d'un geste vif) (= steal); voler

vi don't snatch! → doucement!;

to snatch a sandwich → manger or avaler un sandwich à la hâte;

to snatch some sleep → arriver à dormir un peu

snatch up vt → saisir, s'emparer de

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snatch [snætʃ] n (of conversation) → Fetzen m;

(of song) → paar Takte pl

vt (grab) → greifen;

(steal) → stehlen, klauen (inf);

(child) → entführen (fig) (opportunity) → ergreifen: (look) → werfen

vi don't snatch! → nicht grapschen!;

to snatch a sandwich → schnell ein Butterbrot essen;

to snatch some sleep → etwas Schlaf ergattern

snatch up snatch vt → schnappen

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snatch [snætʃ] n (fig) → furto;

(BRIT) (= small amount): snatches of → frammenti mpl di

vt → strappare (con violenza) (= steal); rubare

vi don't snatch! → non strappare le cose di mano!;

to snatch a sandwich → mangiarsi in fretta un panino;

to snatch some sleep → riuscire a dormire un po'

snatch up vt → raccogliere in fretta

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snatch

v snatch [snӕtʃ]

1 to (try to) seize or grab suddenly The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand. gryp يَخْتَطِف грабвам chňapnout, vytrhnout snuppe schnappen αρπάζω, βουτάω κτ. ξαφνικά arrebatar, arrancar, coger kahmama چنگ اندازي كردن siepata s'emparer brusquement de לַחֲטוֹף छीनना, झपटना zgrabiti, ščepati megkaparint merenggutkan hrifsa afferrare ひっつかむ 잡아채려 하다; ...을 잡아채다 pastverti pakampt; paķert merampas grissen nappe, rive til seg, trive capnąć, porwać arrebatar a apuca, a înşfăca хватать, вырывать chňapnúť, vytrhnúť hlastniti po oteti rycka till sig, nappa åt sig คว้า kapmak, kapmaya çalışmak 搶奪, 攫取 хапати(ся) چھین لینا، جھپٹ لینا vồ, chộp lấy 抢夺, 攫取

2 to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity She managed to snatch an hour's sleep. kry, inhaal يَنْتَهِز فُرْصَه открадвам ukrást pro sebe snuppe ergreifen αρπάζω, παίρνω στα κλεφτά aprovechar (endale) näppama قاپيدن sallia itselleen saisir l'occasion de לַחֲטוֹף मौके का फायदा उठाना ugrabiti, ukrasti kapva kap (alkalmon) menyempatkan grípa tækifærið prendere すばやく取る 움켜잡다; 급히 먹다 nugriebti tvert (iespēju) menyempatkan bemachtigen snappe złapać tirar a prinde ocazia să урвать ukradnúť pre seba zgrabiti priložnost ugrabiti stjäla sig till คว้าโอกาส (fırsat bulur bulmaz) yapıvermek 抓住時機 увірвати, вирвати موقع ملنے پر حاصل کر لینا nắm lấy, tranh thủ 抓住时机

n

1 an attempt to seize The thief made a snatch at her handbag. gryp إخْتِطاف، إنْتِزاع посягане chňapnutí prøve at få fat i schneller Griff προσπάθεια για άρπαγμα arrebatamiento haaramiskatse, krabamine چنگ اندازي sieppausyritys geste vif pour saisir qqch. חַטִיפָה झपट्टा, झपट posezanje vmi után kapás renggutan það að hrifsa/þrífa til (tentativo di afferrare) ひったくり 잡아채기; 날치기 bandymas stverti mēģinājums satvert; kampiens cubaan meragut greep snapping skok, próba pochwycenia movimento para agarrar smulgere попытка схватить chňapnutie hlastniti po posezanje försök att rycka till sig การฉกฉวย kapmaya çalışma 搶奪 хапання; хватка جھپٹنے کی کوشش sự vồ lấy 抢夺

2 a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc a snatch of conversation. grepie قِطْعَه مُقْتَطَفَه откъс úryvek brudstykke die Bruchstücke (pl.) απόσπασμα, κομμάτι fragmento katkend قطعه katkelma fragment קֶטָע वार्तां या संगीत का एक छोटा हिस्सा odlomci (pjesme, govora i sl.) foszlány cuplikan glefsa, brot frammento, brano 断片 단편, 단구(短句) nuotrupa fragments sedikit sahaja brokstuk bruddstykke strzęp, urywek pedaço frag­ment отрывок, обрывок zlomok, kúsok odlomek izvod []stycke, stump, bit ช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆ parça 片段(談話，音樂) уривок موسیقی یا گفتگو وغیرہ کا جملہ đoạn trích ngắn 片段（谈话，音乐）