snatch

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Synonyms: swatch, snitch, slatch, natch, smatch, snath, scatch, satch, statch

Antonyms: swatch, snitch, slatch, natch, smatch, snath, scatch, satch, statch

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[grasp]] and remove quickly.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To attempt to seize something suddenly.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[steal]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|informal|figurative|by extension}} To take (a [[victory]]) at the last moment.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To do something quickly in the limited time available.

Noun

1. A quick [[grab]] or [[catch]].
2. A short [[period]].
3. {{lb|en|weightlifting}} A [[competitive]] [[weightlifting]] event in which a [[barbell]] is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
4. A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
5. {{senseid|en|vulva}}{{lb|en|vulgar|_|slang}} The [[vulva]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}<ref>Lambert, James. (2007). ‘Some Early Evidence for the Sexual Meaning of ''snatch''.’ ''Comments on Etymology'', Oct/Nov: 38–40.</ref>
6. {{lb|en|aviation}} Rapid, uncommanded [[jerk]]ing or [[oscillation]] of the [[aileron]]s of some aircraft at high [[Mach number]]s, resulting from [[shock wave]] formation at [[transonic]] speeds.
7. {{lb|en|dated}} A brief period of [[exertion]].
8. {{lb|en|dated}} A catching of the [[voice]].
9. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[hasty]] [[snack]]; a bite to eat.
10. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[quibble]].

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