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snatchverb [ T ]

uk ​ /snætʃ/ us ​ /snætʃ/

snatch verb [ T ] (TAKE QUICKLY)

C2 to take hold of something suddenly and roughly:

He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
figurative Running the best race of his career, Fletcher snatched (= only just won) the gold medal from the Canadian champion.

› to take something or someone away by force:

The six-year-old girl was snatched from a playground and her body was found two days later.
She had her purse snatched (= stolen) while she was shopping.

› to do or get something quickly because you only have a short amount of time:

Maybe you'll be able to snatch a couple of hours' sleep before dinner.

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Idiom(s)

snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)

Phrasal verb(s)

snatch at sth

snatchnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /snætʃ/ us ​ /snætʃ/

snatch noun [ C ] (SHORT PART)

› a short part of something:

I tried to hear what they were saying, but I only managed to catch a few snatches of conversation.

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snatch noun [ C ] (SEX ORGAN)

› offensive for the vagina

(Definition of “snatch” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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snatchverb [ T ]

us ​ /snætʃ/

› to take hold of something suddenly and without warning:

[ M ] They snatched up their coats and hats and ran outside.
Somebody snatched her purse when she wasn’t looking.

› To snatch something is to do it in the short amount of time available:

We rushed in and snatched the best seats we could get.

snatchnoun [ C ]

us ​ /snætʃ/

› a brief part (of something):

I could hear snatches of conversation from the people in the booth next to ours.

(Definition of “snatch” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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