Snatch
[snætʃ]
Definition
(noun.) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion.
(noun.) a small fragment; 'overheard snatches of their conversation'.
(verb.) to make grasping motions; 'the cat snatched at the butterflies'.
(verb.) to grasp hastily or eagerly; 'Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone'.
Edited by Charlene--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
(n.) To seize and transport away; to rap.
(v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
(n.) A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.
(n.) A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
(n.) A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.
(n.) The handle of a scythe; a snead.
Checked by Ernest
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Grasp, clutch, gripe, wring, wrest, twitch, pluck, NAB, seize suddenly.
n. [1]. Bit, fragment, portion, small part.[2]. Catch, short effort.
Checker: Michelle
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Twitch, pluck, pull, catch, grasp, gripe, clutch
ANT:Unclutch, restore, unhand, release
Edited by Hilda
Definition
v.t. to seize quickly: to take without permission: to seize and carry away.—v.i. to try to seize hastily.—n. a hasty catching or seizing: a short time of exertion: a small piece or fragment: a catching of the voice: a hasty snack of food: a quibble.—ns. Snatch′-block a kind of pulley-block having an opening in the side to receive the bight of a rope; Snatch′er one who snatches.—adv. Snatch′ingly.—adj. Snatch′y irregular.
Inputed by Avis
Examples
- Becky was singing a snatch of the song of the night before; a hoarse voice shouted Brava! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And the only way he could get to know anatomy as he did, was by going to snatch bodies at night, from graveyards and places of execution. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Then you snatch love and innocence from me? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I had now got hold of Bessie's hand, and she did not snatch it from me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Like a strange snatch of heavenly music, heard in the lull of a tempest, this burst of feeling made a moment's blank pause. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Shirley, never sorry to snatch a reprieve from their society, had remained behind, detained by business, as she said. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He had several cots placed in the adjoining building, and he and a few of his most strenuous assistants worked day and night, leaving the work only for hurried meals and a snatch of sleep. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He snatched his cap, and away for the wood. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This idea pursued me, and tormented me at every moment from which I might otherwise have snatched repose and peace. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Some of his men had snatched a flag from the parapet of the fort, and others had taken a horse from the inside of the stockade. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Franklin snatched a morsel from the luncheon-table, and rode off to Frizinghall--to escort his cousins, as he told my lady. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He snatched it from her in his eagerness, and smoothing it out upon the table he drew over the lamp and examined it intently. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- They crossed the Bosphorus and captured Nic?a, which Alexius snatched away from them before they could loot it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Neither baronet, nor duke, nor prince should have snatched my sweetheart from me without a struggle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The horse was snatching grass, swinging his head sideways as he pulled, annoyed by the man and his talking. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Snatching up his long-sword, I sprang into the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- There's a good deal of money made in snatching their bags and parcels, and running round the corner. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- This door was open; a light shone out of the room within: I heard thence a snarling, snatching sound, almost like a dog quarrelling. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Sikes, snatching it from him, hastily opened it; and proceeded to count the sovereigns it contained. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He seizes her, and she, snatching up the nearest object, which happens to be this knife, strikes at him in order to make him let go his hold. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But while Napoleon was busy with his American adventure, Prussia and Italy were snatching victory over the Austrians (1866). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Scornfully she snatches the dagger out of Aegisthus's hand and advances to the bed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The uprising of the star of day was hailed by triumphant strains, while the birds, heard by snatches, filled up the intervals of the music. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It was a spring day, chill, with snatches of sunshine. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I often glanced at it, for she sat in the window all the time we were at work; and made our breakfast, which we took by snatches as we were employed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Loerke would go toboganning or skating, in little snatches, but he was indifferent. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I wish I knew Greek, said Maurice, as the Count paused for a moment; those snatches of song sound so beautiful. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Snatches of sweet ballads haunted her ear; now and then she sang a stanza. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Verna