Definitions for SNARF
snarf

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftverb

   make off with belongings of others

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snarfverb

   To eat or consume greedily.

2. snarfverb

   To take something by dubious means, but without the connotations of stealing; to take something without regard to etiquette.

3. snarfverb

   To expel fluid or food through the mouth or nostrils accidentally, usually while attempting to stifle laughter with one's mouth full.

4. snarfverb

   To slurp (computing slang sense); to load in entirety; to copy as a whole.

5. Etymology: Probably a blend of snort and scarf or of sneeze and barf.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snarf

   1. To grab, esp. to grab a large document or file for the purpose of using it with or without the author's permission. See also BLT. 2. [in the Unix community] To fetch a file or set of files across a network. See also blast. This term was mainstream in the late 1960s, meaning ‘to eat piggishly’. It may still have this connotation in context. “He's in the snarfing phase of hacking — FTPing megs of stuff a day.” 3. To acquire, with little concern for legal forms or politesse (but not quite by stealing). “They were giving away samples, so I snarfed a bunch of them.” 4. Syn. for slurp. “This program starts by snarfing the entire database into core, then....” 5. [GEnie] To spray food or programming fluids due to laughing at the wrong moment. “I was drinking coffee, and when I read your post I snarfed all over my desk.” “If I keep reading this topic, I think I'll have to snarf-proof my computer with a keyboard condom.” [This sense appears to be widespread among mundane teenagers —ESR] The sound of snarfing is splork!.

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How to pronounce SNARF?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SNARF in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SNARF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SNARF
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Snarf
3. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Snarf