Definitions for snatch
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Princeton's WordNet(3.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. snatch, bit(noun)

   a small fragment

   "overheard snatches of their conversation"

2. cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat(noun)

   obscene terms for female genitals

3. kidnapping, snatch(noun)

   (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

4. snatch(noun)

   a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

5. catch, grab, snatch, snap(verb)

   the act of catching an object with the hands

   "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"

6. snatch, snatch up, snap(verb)

   to grasp hastily or eagerly

   "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

7. snatch(verb)

   to make grasping motions

   "the cat snatched at the butterflies"

8. kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch(verb)

   take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

   "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. snatch(Noun)

   A quick grab or catch.

   The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.

2. snatch(Noun)

   A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.

3. snatch(Noun)

   A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.

   I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window.

4. snatch(Noun)

   A vulva.

5. snatch(Verb)

   To grasp quickly.

   He snatched up the phone.

6. snatch(Verb)

   To grasp and remove quickly.

   He snatched the letter out of the secretary's hand.

7. snatch(Verb)

   To steal.

   Someone has just snatched my purse!

8. snatch(Verb)

   (by extension) To take a victory at the last moment.

9. snatch(Verb)

   To do something quickly due to limited time available.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Snatch(noun)

   to take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss

2. Snatch(noun)

   to seize and transport away; to rap

3. Snatch(verb)

   to attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope

4. Snatch(noun)

   a hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly

5. Snatch(noun)

   a short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower

6. Snatch(noun)

   a small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap

7. Snatch(noun)

   the handle of a scythe; a snead

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Snatch

   Snatch is a 2000 comedy-crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster known as Brick Top. The film features an assortment of colourful characters, including Irish Traveller Mickey O'Neil, arms-dealer Boris "the Blade" Yurinov, professional thief and gambling addict Franky "Four-Fingers", American gangster-jeweller "Cousin Avi", and bounty hunter Bullet-Tooth Tony. It is also distinguished by a kinetic direction and editing style, a circular plot featuring numerous ironic twists of chance and causality, and a fast pace. The film shares themes, ideas and motifs with Ritchie's first film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It is also filmed in the same visual style and features many of the same actors, including Jones, Statham, and Ford.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. snatch

   Any open lead for a rope: if not furnished with a sheave, it is termed a dumb snatch, as on the bows and quarters for hawsers.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'snatch' in Verbs Frequency: #995

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1. Chants

2. Stanch

How to pronounce snatch?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of snatch in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of snatch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of snatch in a Sentence

1. Brad Sherwood:

   Nothing like a 200 pound snatch if you know what I mean.

2. Horace:

   Let us my friends snatch our opportunity from the passing day.

3. Abdul Qayyum:

   They tried to snatch it from him and then it exploded. He died on the spot.

4. Chicago Teachers Union:

   This is a betrayal of the Board's promise to not allow charters to snatch up closed schools.

5. Fabrizio Bozzato:

   China has made the point that it can snatch as many diplomatic allies of Taiwan as it wishes.

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