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Meaning of snatch

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  snatch
      n 1: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their
           conversation" [syn: {snatch}, {bit}]
      2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss},
         {pussy}, {slit}, {snatch}, {twat}]
      3: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a
         person against their will and holding them in false
         imprisonment [syn: {kidnapping}, {snatch}]
      4: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one
         rapid motion
      5: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the
         catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the
         ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed
         and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw
         was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {grab}, {snatch}, {snap}]
      v 1: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the
           dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch}, {snatch up},
           {snap}]
      2: to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the
         butterflies"
      3: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
         usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's
         son was kidnapped" [syn: {kidnap}, {nobble}, {abduct},
         {snatch}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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