English

Detailed Synonyms for snatch in English

snatch:

to snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)

  1. to snatch
    to catch; to snatch; sneak up on; to seize; to twig; to tattle; take unaware
  2. to snatch
    to snatch; to wheedle; to cuddle; cadge; to coax; to pinch; to obtain by begging; to pilfer; cajole
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • wheedle verb (wheedles, wheedled, wheedling)
    • cuddle verb (cuddles, cuddled, cuddling)
    • cadge verb
    • coax verb (coaxs, coaxed, coaxing)
    • pinch verb (pinches, pinched, pincing)
    • obtain by begging verb (obtains by begging, obtained by begging, obtaining by begging)
    • pilfer verb (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • cajole verb
  3. to snatch
    to grasp; caught; to snatch; to seize; to grip; to catch; to snatch away; to drag; to clutch; to yearn; to reach; to slog away; to toil and moil; to rummage about; to rout; to clasp; to pilfer; to snout; to slave away; to stick; to root; to scratch
    • grasp verb (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • caught verb
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • snatch away verb (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
    • drag verb (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • clutch verb (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • yearn verb (yearns, yearned, yearning)
    • reach verb (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • slog away verb (slogs away, slogged away, slogging away)
    • toil and moil verb (toils and moil, toiled and moiled, toiling and moiling)
    • rummage about verb (rummages about, rummaged about, rummaging about)
    • rout verb (routs, routed, routing)
    • clasp verb (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • pilfer verb (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • snout verb (snouts, snouted, snouting)
    • slave away verb (slaves away, slaved away, slaving away)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • scratch verb (scratches, scratched, scratching)
  4. to snatch
    to expropriate; to snitch; to steal; to rob; to purloin; to take; to take away; to swipe; to pinch; to snatch; to make off with; to filch; to pilfer; cadge; to collar; to nick; to go thieving
    • expropriate verb (expropriates, expropriated, expropriating)
    • snitch verb (snitches, snitched, snitching)
    • steal verb (steals, stole, stealing)
    • rob verb (robs, robbed, robbing)
    • purloin verb (purloins, purloined, purloining)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
    • take away verb (takes away, took away, taking away)
    • swipe verb (swipes, swiped, swiping)
    • pinch verb (pinches, pinched, pincing)
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • make off with verb (makes off with, made off with, making off with)
    • filch verb (filches, filched, filching)
    • pilfer verb (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • cadge verb
    • collar verb (collars, collared, collaring)
    • nick verb (nicks, nicked, nicking)
    • go thieving verb (goes thieving, went thieving, going thieving)
  5. to snatch
    to snatch; to rob; to plunder
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • rob verb (robs, robbed, robbing)
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
  6. to snatch
    to snatch; to snatch away
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • snatch away verb (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
  7. to snatch
    – to make grasping motions 1
    to snatch
    – to make grasping motions 1
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
      • the cat snatched at the butterflies1
  8. to snatch
    – to grasp hastily or eagerly 1
    to snap; to snatch; snatch up
    – to grasp hastily or eagerly 1
    • snap verb (snaps, snapped, snapping)
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
      • Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone1
    • snatch up verb
  9. to snatch
    – take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom 1
    to snatch; to abduct; to kidnap; nobble
    – take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom 1
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • abduct verb (abducts, abducted, abducting)
    • kidnap verb (kidnaps, kidnapped, kidnapping)
      • The industrialist's son was kidnapped1
    • nobble verb

Conjugations for snatch:

present
  1. snatch
  2. snatch
  3. snatchs
  4. snatch
  5. snatch
  6. snatch
simple past
  1. snatched
  2. snatched
  3. snatched
  4. snatched
  5. snatched
  6. snatched
present perfect
  1. have snatched
  2. have snatched
  3. has snatched
  4. have snatched
  5. have snatched
  6. have snatched
past continuous
  1. was snatching
  2. were snatching
  3. was snatching
  4. were snatching
  5. were snatching
  6. were snatching
future
  1. shall snatch
  2. will snatch
  3. will snatch
  4. shall snatch
  5. will snatch
  6. will snatch
continuous present
  1. am snatching
  2. are snatching
  3. is snatching
  4. are snatching
  5. are snatching
  6. are snatching
subjunctive
  1. be snatched
  2. be snatched
  3. be snatched
  4. be snatched
  5. be snatched
  6. be snatched
diverse
  1. snatch!
  2. let's snatch!
  3. snatched
  4. snatching
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

snatch

  1. snatch

snatch [the ~] noun

  1. the snatch
    – the act of catching an object with the hands 1
    the catch; the grab; the snap; the snatch
    – the act of catching an object with the hands 1
    • catch [the ~] noun
      • Mays made the catch with his back to the plate1
    • grab [the ~] noun
      • he made a grab for the ball before it landed1
    • snap [the ~] noun
      • the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion1
    • snatch [the ~] noun
      • Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away1
  2. the snatch
    – a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion 1
    the snatch
    – a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion 1
  3. the snatch
    – (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment 1
    the snatch; the kidnapping
    – (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment 1
  4. the snatch
    – obscene terms for female genitals 1
    the cunt; the pussy; the snatch; the slit; the puss; the twat
    – obscene terms for female genitals 1
  5. the snatch
    – a small fragment 1
    the bit; the snatch
    – a small fragment 1
    • bit [the ~] noun
    • snatch [the ~] noun
      • overheard snatches of their conversation1

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Alternate Synonyms for "snatch":


Related Definitions for "snatch":

  1. the act of catching an object with the hands1
    • Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away1
  2. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion1
  3. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment1
  4. obscene terms for female genitals1
  5. a small fragment1
    • overheard snatches of their conversation1
  6. to make grasping motions1
    • the cat snatched at the butterflies1
  7. to grasp hastily or eagerly1
    • Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone1
  8. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom1

Related Synonyms for snatch