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De - Pt| English Dictionary: snatching | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Snatch \Snatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snatching}.] [OE. snachen, snechen; akin to D. snakken to gasp, to long (for), to desire. Cf. {Snack}, n., {Sneck}.] 1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. --Pope. 2. To seize and transport away; to rap. [bd]Snatch me to heaven.[b8] --Thomson. Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe. | |
