snatch up

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Verb

snatch up - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

snatch, 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

Translations

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vt sep → schnappen; he snatched up his camera → er schnappte sich (dat) → seine Kamera; the mother snatched her child up → die Mutter riss ihr Kind an sich (acc)

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