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say it: snach
snatch is a noun and verb meaning "a small fragment". It is pronounced /ˈsnætʃ/ — snach. It carries 8 recorded senses.
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
law
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
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”
to make grasping motions
“the cat snatched at the butterflies”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for snatch come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.