snatched
past simple and past participle ofsnatch
snatch
verb[T]
uk/snætʃ/us/snætʃ/snatchverb[T](TAKE QUICKLY)
C2
to takeholdof somethingsuddenlyandroughly:
He snatched thephotosout of myhandbefore I had achancetolookat them.
figurativeRunning thebestraceof hiscareer, Fletcher snatched(= only justwon)thegoldmedalfrom theCanadianchampion.
to take something or someone away byforce:
The six-year-oldgirlwas snatched from aplaygroundand herbodywasfoundtwodayslater.
She had herpursesnatched(=stolen)while she wasshopping.
Synonyms
abduct(TAKE A PERSON)
kidnap
to take something from someone
- takeHe offered her the microphone but she wouldn't take it.
- take hold ofGet ready to take hold of the baton as the next runner approaches.
- snatchHe snatched the letter out of my hands before I could read it.
- stealThe car was stolen from right outside our house.
- pinchA thief pinched his wallet and phone.
- seizeFederal agents seized two computers.
to do or get somethingquicklybecause you only have ashortamountoftime:
Maybe you'll beableto snatch acoupleofhours'sleepbeforedinner.
- Don't snatch, Isabel!
- He snatched thephonefrom myhand.
- She snatched theparcelandtoreinto it.
- Lara snatched thechocolatefrom myhandand put it to hermouth.
- Herhandbagwas snatched from her in thestreet.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- repossess
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
Idiom
snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)
Phrasal verb
snatch atsomething
Examplesofsnatched
snatched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I am glad to have the opportunity in the final debate before the recess to raise the subject of the problem of tracingsnatchedchildren.
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Finally, there is a third deficiency, and that is the question of the tracing ofsnatchedchildren.
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I have made some inquiries as to this possibility but have concluded that since there are some 20,000 schools, it would not be a practicable way of tracingsnatchedchildren.
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Port came back to trail by only two points going into the last quarter of the game andsnatchedvictory by three points.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Karthik, in return, accompanies her to a police station to get back hersnatchedhandbag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was also accused ofsnatcheda club from a policeman and hit the policeman with it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At present, the head of elderly than figure how one of the arms of his shield heraldry, demonstrate and perpetuates in all fairness thesnatchedtitle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soren and othersnatchedowlets are enslaved into tasks such as sorting eggs and pellets, for reasons they don't quite understand.
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