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snatch

(sn/&/t/S/ )

a small fragment(noun.communication)

Example:
Overheard snatches of their conversation.

Synonym:
bit

source: wordnet30
obscene terms for female genitals(noun.body)

Synonym:
cunt, puss, pussy, slit, twat

source: wordnet30
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment(noun.act)

Synonym:
kidnapping

source: wordnet30
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
the act of catching an object with the hands(noun.act)

Example:
Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away.

Synonym:
catch, grab, snap

source: wordnet30
A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.(noun)

source: webster1913

to grasp hastily or eagerly(verb.contact)

Example:
Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone.

Synonym:
snap, snatch up

source: wordnet30
to make grasping motions(verb.contact)

Example:
The cat snatched at the butterflies.

source: wordnet30
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom(verb.contact)

Synonym:
abduct, kidnap, nobble

source: wordnet30
To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.(verb)

source: webster1913
To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.(verb)

source: webster1913

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