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SNATCH

\snˈat͡ʃ], \snˈat‍ʃ], \s_n_ˈa_tʃ]\

Definitions of SNATCH

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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To take or seize suddenly or rudely; to catch hurriedly; as, to snatch an hour of sleep.
Snatchy.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To seize quickly: to take without permission: to seize and carry away.
To try to seize hastily.
A hasty catching or seizing: a short time of exertion: a small piece or fragment.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Act of snatching; small fragment.
To seize hastily; seize and carry off.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A portion snatched.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. A hasty catch or seizing ;-a short period of vigorous action;- a small piece, fragment, or quantity.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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