snatch
A quick grab or catchA quick grab or catch.
» Tom snatched the doll away from Mary.
Meaning
10 sensesA quick grab or catch.
The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.
A short period.
A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
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рыво́кryvók
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window.
(slang, vulgar)The vulva.
Rapid, uncommanded jerking or oscillation of the ailerons of some aircraft at high Mach numbers, resulting from shock wave formation at transonic speeds.
(dated)A brief period of exertion.
(dated)A catching of the voice.
the act of catching an object with the hands
(dated)A hasty snack; a bite to eat.
(dated)A quibble.
Examples
87 sentencesTom snatched the doll away from Mary.
A boy snatched my purse as he rode by on his bicycle.
ruПарень стащил мою сумочку, проезжая мимо на велосипеде.
Tom snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
deDen Sieg schon zum Greifen nahe, erlitt Tom eine Niederlage.
A skinhead snatched her hijab off.
Her child was snatched away from her.
ruУ неё украли ребёнка.
deIhr Kind wurde ihr weggefangen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English snacchen, snecchen (“to snap; seize”), from Old English *snæċċan, *sneFrom Middle English snacchen, snecchen (“to snap; seize”), from Old English *snæċċan, *sneċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *snakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *snakjaną (“to whiff, sniff, catch wind of; to taste-test, nibble”), related to Proto-Germanic *snakōną (“to breathe, blow, sigh”) and *snakkōną (“to blather, jabber, chatter”).
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