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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
Synonyms
Examples for "kidnap"
Examples for "kidnap"
1
The FARC holds hundreds of kidnap victims for ransom and political leverage.
Reuters
2
The police said that whoever had done this would kidnap another victim.
Haunted: a novel of stories
3
People are going hungry and those with money feel threatened by kidnap.
Reuters
4
They were able to kidnap one Frenchman, Amin told The Associated Press.
The Irish Times
5
How about answering my first question -why would anyone kidnap you?
The Sword of Shannara
1
Rights groups accuse him of using armed squads to abduct suspected separatists.
Reuters
2
Why should his late majesty abduct the daughter of the grand duke?
The Goose Girl
3
And I never did abduct and sell into slavery any negro persons!
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
4
The intention had been only to abduct him from Turkey, the sources said.
Radio NZ
5
But you were right this morning, when you said you'd been abducted.
Zoya
1
With a little luck he hopes to nobble a few more this afternoon.
The Soul of the War
2
We were going well and if you wanted to nobble someone who would you nobble?
The Guardian
3
Which means I nobble him absolutely as soon as I can, first thing in the morning.
The Atrocity Archives
4
Both Professor Littlewood and Mr Riley agreed that greater transparency will nobble New Zealand's growing foreign trust industry.
Radio NZ
5
Attempts had been made to "nobble" a referee.
The Irish Times
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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