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snatch

nounverb 6 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

a small fragment

“overheard snatches of their conversation”

noun

the act of catching an object with the hands

“Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away”

noun

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

verb

to grasp hastily or eagerly

“Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone”

verb

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

noun

obscene terms for female genitals

noun

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

to make grasping motions

“the cat snatched at the butterflies”

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