as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
the brazen seagull snatched the french fry right from my hand
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as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal
to the police chief, it didn't look like a snatch, but another case of a bride-to-be getting cold feet
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Recent Examples of snatch
Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2025
In a shocking turn of events, the Bad Boys actor snatches and gulps down both pills, and his verse begins.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Alan G. Artner, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2017
The beat is now peppy with drum and snatches of piano, a common Beatles rhythm.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The Atlantic, 18 May 2017
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Verb
Don't miss the chance to secure both for life and snatch it up by February 2 at 11:59pm Pacific for just $54.97 (reg.
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The text, sung by two sopranos, may well have been in Esperanto, as only snatches were decipherable.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for snatch
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Then, almost missing the cue, Belushi stepped forward and grabbed the mic stand.—
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Brendan Coyle made five 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds.—
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Crum learned about the medium-sized brown-and-white dog earlier this month but soon discovered Ariel wouldn't be easy to catch.—
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Noticing this, Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns tapped his shoulder and pointed toward a corner of the stands, where a fan wearing a No. 15 Nuggets jersey was trying to catch Jokic’s attention.—
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Mary was also missing at this time, mentioned as a possible abduction victim on the Amber Alert, per the Miami Herald.—
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Source: Mongabay The Brussels Court of Appeal ordered the government to compensate five multiracial victims of colonial abductions Belgium ruled what are now the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda from 1908 to 1960.—
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit seized 148 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, according to a statement the sheriff's office posted to Facebook.—
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Panama has rejected his demand that the United States seize the Panama Canal.—
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Following the rape, the man's sobbing and about to plunge to his death.—
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The other person who found flaws in Friedmann's rape story was Judge Stephen Dozier.—
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“Snatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snatch. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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