snatch Значение & определение

Значение на snatch на български

• 0 to take hold of something suddenly and roughly:

  • He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.

  • figurative Running the best race of his career, Fletcher snatched (= only just won) the gold medal from the Canadian champion.

  • The six-year-old girl was snatched from a playground and her body was found two days later.

  • She had her purse snatched (= stolen) while she was shopping.

  • Maybe you'll be able to snatch a couple of hours' sleep before dinner.

• 1 the action of trying to take something quickly and forcefully:

  • I felt someone behind me make a snatch at my bag.

• 2 a short part of something:

  • I tried to hear what they were saying, but I only managed to catch a few snatches of conversation.

• 3 offensive for the vagina

• 4 to take hold of something suddenly and without warning:

  • [ M ] They snatched up their coats and hats and ran outside.

  • Somebody snatched her purse when she wasn’t looking.

  • We rushed in and snatched the best seats we could get.

• 5 a brief part (of something):

  • I could hear snatches of conversation from the people in the booth next to ours.