snatch
[ snach ]
/ snætʃ /
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verb (used without object)
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat).
verb (used with object)
noun
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Origin of snatch
1175–1225; Middle English snacche (noun), snacchen (v.) < ?; cognate with Middle Dutch snacken
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British Dictionary definitions for snatch
snatch
/ (snætʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of snatch
snatcher, nounWord Origin for snatch
C13 snacchen; related to Middle Dutch snakken to gasp, Old Norse snaka to sniff around
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