Snatch: alternatives and connections

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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To lay hold of; to seize.

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To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property…

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To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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of Touch

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To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).

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To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition.

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To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.

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The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy.

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To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

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The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.

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of Mesh

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To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.

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The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas;…

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To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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One who snatches, or takes abruptly.

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One who snatches, or takes abruptly.

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A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

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A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

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To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.

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The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

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To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

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To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.

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of Kidnap

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A cat; -- a fondling appellation.

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A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl.

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3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

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To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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