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Meanings of snatch in English

Portuguese
pegada
Catalan
agafada

The act of catching an object with the hands.

        pegada
        Portuguese
        raptar
        Catalan
        raptar
        Spanish
        raptar

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

              raptar
              Portuguese
              xoxota
              Catalan
              patata
              Spanish
              patata

              Obscene terms for female genitals.

                    xoxota
                    Portuguese
                    porção

                    A small fragment.

                          porção
                          Usage of snatch in English
                          1
                          Paula was absolutely right: Valean could not be allowed to snatch Laril.
                          The evolutionary void
                          2
                          They may well have been trying to snatch a vehicle, he said.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          I could see him beginning to snatch up all the available rationalizations.
                          Ghost Story
                          4
                          That's why you have the power to snatch me away from Earth.
                          The Naked God
                          5
                          I thought for sure she would snatch the bird from the air.
                          Promise of the wolves: a novel
                          6
                          And now dinner is over; you retire, and snatch a little sleep.
                          The Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02
                          7
                          Death has taken hold of me; he will soon snatch me away.
                          Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
                          8
                          The morning was gone before I could snatch myself from the Tribune.
                          Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents
                          9
                          Nic heard Teresa snatch the thing from him at the other end.
                          Dante's numbers
                          10
                          No destiny could snatch the victim of the Inquisition from its sentence.
                          History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 01
                          11
                          One More Try bursts through along the rail to snatch the win!
                          News.com.au
                          12
                          Nandor saw the movement and made a frantic snatch for the pistol.
                          Cities in Flight
                          13
                          He would have to persuade or snatch his models in daily life.
                          Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry
                          14
                          His frantic snatch at a log kept him from going under completely.
                          Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
                          15
                          I heard a snatch of what he was saying through the door.
                          Throttle
                          16
                          England are runaway favourites to snatch the Grand Slam away from Ireland.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Translations for snatch
                          Snatch through the time
                          Snatch across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common