Snatching

verb

/ˈsnætʃɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo grasp and remove quickly.

"He snatched up the phone."

2.verbTo attempt to seize something suddenly.

"to snatch at a rope"

3.verbTo take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.

"to snatch a kiss"

4.verbTo steal.

"Someone has just snatched my purse!"

5.verb(by extension) To take (a victory) at the last moment.

6.verbTo do something quickly in the limited time available.

"He snatched a glimpse of her while her mother had her back turned."

7.nounThe act by which something is snatched.

"Three purse snatchings in the park were reported this week."

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