The meaning of Snatching

Snatching – definition

verb
Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way.
Usage examples:
She snatched a biscuit from the plate
Synonims:
Grab Seize Seize hold of Grab hold of Take hold of Lay hold of Lay (one's) hands on Get one's hands on Take Pluck Take a grip of Grip Grasp Clutch

noun
An act of snatching or quickly seizing something.
Usage examples:
A quick snatch of breath

noun
The rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement.
Usage examples:
We did a lot of power movements, like cleans, squats, snatches, deadlifts and bench presses.

noun
A woman's genitals.

verb
Present participle of snatch
Usage examples:
He snatched the photos out of my hand before i had a chance to look at them., figurative running th…

Snatching translation into English

Snatching: translate from English into Chinese

抢夺

Snatching: translate from English into Dutch

Wegrukken

Snatching: translate from English into French

Arracher, Enlèvement, Arrachement

Snatching: translate from English into German

Schnappen

Snatching: translate from English into Hindi

छीनने

Snatching: translate from English into Italian

Strappare

Snatching: translate from English into Korean

날치기

Snatching: translate from English into Russian

Хватать

Snatching: translate from English into Spanish

Arrebatando

Word origin

Middle English sna(c)che (verb) ‘suddenly snap at’, (noun) ‘a snare’; perhaps related to snack.

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Snatching – similar words

snatched

verb
Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way.
Usage examples:
She snatched a biscuit from the plate

noun
An act of snatching or quickly seizing something.
Usage examples:
A quick snatch of breath

noun
The rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement.
Usage examples:
We did a lot of power movements, like cleans, squats, snatches, deadlifts and bench presses.

All meanings and translations of Snatched

snatch

verb
Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way.
Usage examples:
She snatched a biscuit from the plate

noun
An act of snatching or quickly seizing something.
Usage examples:
A quick snatch of breath

verb
Grasp hastily or eagerly

All meanings and translations of Snatch

Snatching synonims

clutch

verb
Grasp (something) tightly.
Usage examples:
He stood clutching a microphone

noun
A tight grasp.
Usage examples:
She made a clutch at his body

adjective
(in sport) denoting or occurring at a critical situation in which the outcome of a game or competition is at stake.
Usage examples:
They both are hard-nosed players who seem to thrive in clutch situations

All meanings and translations of Clutch

grab

verb
Grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.
Usage examples:
She grabbed him by the shirt collar

noun
A quick sudden clutch or attempt to seize.
Usage examples:
He made a grab at the pistol

verb
Take or seize suddenly

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grasp

verb
Seize and hold firmly.
Usage examples:
She grasped the bottle

noun
A firm hold or grip.
Usage examples:
The child slipped from her grasp

verb
Hold firmly

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grip

verb
Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.
Usage examples:
His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel

noun
A firm hold; a tight grasp.
Usage examples:
His arm was held in a vice-like grip

verb
Hold fast or firmly

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pluck

verb
Take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place.
Usage examples:
She plucked a blade of grass

noun
Spirited and determined courage.
Usage examples:
It must have taken a lot of pluck to walk along a path marked ‘danger’

verb
To remove something, esp. with a sudden movement
Usage examples:
Astronauts plan to use the shuttle’s robot arm to pluck the satellite out of space., she plucked he…

All meanings and translations of Pluck

seize

verb
Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
Usage examples:
She jumped up and seized his arm

verb
Take hold of; grab

verb
To take something quickly and hold it
Usage examples:
He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…

All meanings and translations of Seize

take

verb
Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.
Usage examples:
Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun
A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.
Usage examples:
He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb
Get into one's hands

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