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

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

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

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.grypيَخْتَطِفграбвамchňapnout, vytrhnoutsnuppeschnappenαρπάζω, βουτάω κτ. ξαφνικάarrebatar, arrancar, cogerkahmamaچنگ اندازي كردنsiepatas'emparer brusquement deלַחֲטוֹףछीनना, झपटनाzgrabiti, ščepatimegkaparintmerenggutkanhrifsaafferrareひっつかむ잡아채려 하다; ...을 잡아채다pastvertipakampt; paķertmerampasgrissennappe, rive til seg, trivecapnąć, porwaćarrebatara apuca, a înşfăcaхватать, вырыватьchňapnúť, vytrhnúťhlastniti pootetirycka till sig, nappa åt sigคว้าkapmak, kapmaya çalışmak搶奪, 攫取хапати(ся)چھین لینا، جھپٹ لیناvồ, 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, inhaalيَنْتَهِز فُرْصَهоткрадвамukrást pro sebesnuppeergreifenαρπάζω, παίρνω στα κλεφτάaprovechar(endale) näppamaقاپيدنsallia itselleensaisir l'occasion deלַחֲטוֹףमौके का फायदा उठानाugrabiti, ukrastikapva kap (alkalmon)menyempatkangrípa tækifæriðprendereすばやく取る움켜잡다; 급히 먹다nugriebtitvert (iespēju)menyempatkanbemachtigensnappezłapaćtirara prinde ocazia săурватьukradnúť pre sebazgrabiti priložnostugrabitistjäla sig tillคว้าโอกาส(fırsat bulur bulmaz) yapıvermek抓住時機увірвати, вирватиموقع ملنے پر حاصل کر لیناnắm lấy, tranh thủ抓住时机

n

1 an attempt to seize The thief made a snatch at her handbag.grypإخْتِطاف، إنْتِزاعпосяганеchňapnutíprøve at få fat ischneller Griffπροσπάθεια για άρπαγμαarrebatamientohaaramiskatse, krabamineچنگ اندازيsieppausyritysgeste vif pour saisir qqch.חַטִיפָהझपट्टा, झपटposezanjevmi után kapásrenggutanþað að hrifsa/þrífa til(tentativo di afferrare)ひったくり잡아채기; 날치기bandymas stvertimēģinājums satvert; kampienscubaan meragutgreepsnappingskok, próba pochwyceniamovimento para agarrarsmulgereпопытка схватитьchňapnutiehlastniti poposezanjeförsök att rycka till sigการฉกฉวยkapmaya çalışma搶奪хапання; хваткаجھپٹنے کی کوششsự vồ lấy抢夺

2 a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc a snatch of conversation.grepieقِطْعَه مُقْتَطَفَهоткъсúryvekbrudstykkedie Bruchstücke (pl.)απόσπασμα, κομμάτιfragmentokatkendقطعهkatkelmafragmentקֶטָעवार्तां या संगीत का एक छोटा हिस्साodlomci (pjesme, govora i sl.)foszlánycuplikanglefsa, brotframmento, brano断片단편, 단구(短句)nuotrupafragmentssedikit sahajabrokstukbruddstykkestrzęp, urywekpedaçofrag­mentотрывок, обрывокzlomok, kúsokodlomekizvod[]stycke, stump, bitช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆparça片段(談話，音樂)уривокموسیقی یا گفتگو وغیرہ کا جملہđoạn trích ngắn片段（谈话，音乐）