LookItUpsnatch
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /snætʃ/
Forms: snatched
snatch means: To grab something and take it away quickly, often roughly.
verb
To grab something and take it away quickly, often roughly.
- He snatched my phone.
- She snatched up her coat and left.
- Someone tried to snatch the bag from his hand.
To take or obtain something suddenly or hurriedly, without waiting or asking.
- She snatched a quick kiss.
- We snatched some sleep between flights.
- The team snatched victory with a last-minute goal.
To make a sudden movement to try to grab something.
- He snatched at the rope.
- She snatched at the falling glass but missed.
- The child kept snatching at my necklace.
noun
A short part of a song, conversation, or other sound that you hear.
- I heard a snatch of music.
- Snatches of conversation drifted through the open door.
- She hummed a snatch of an old song.
A sudden, quick movement to grab or catch something.
- A quick snatch saved the glass.
- His snatch at the rope failed.
- With one snatch, she caught the falling keys.
A weightlifting movement that raises a bar from the floor to above the head in one continuous action.
- Her snatch was successful.
- He lifted ninety kilograms in the snatch.
- The coach corrected my technique after two failed snatches.
Questions about snatch
What does snatch mean?
To grab something and take it away quickly, often roughly.
What is snatch in other languages?
Türkçe: kapmak · Español: arrebatar · Français: arracher · Deutsch: wegreißen · Italiano: strappare · 日本語: ひったくる
How do you pronounce snatch?
It is pronounced /snætʃ/.
How do you use snatch in a sentence?
He snatched my phone. She snatched up her coat and left.
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