transcription, транскрипция: [ snætʃ ]
( snatches, snatching, snatched)
1.
If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly.
Mick snatched the cards from Archie’s hand...
He snatched up the telephone...
The thin wind snatched at her skirt.
VERB : V n prep , V n with adv , V at n
2.
If something is snatched from you, it is stolen, usually using force. If a person is snatched , they are taken away by force.
If your bag is snatched, let it go...
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed
3.
If you snatch an opportunity, you take it quickly. If you snatch something to eat or a rest, you have it quickly in between doing other things.
I snatched a glance at the mirror...
You can even snatch a few hours off...
VERB : V n , V n
4.
If you snatch victory in a competition, you defeat your opponent by a small amount or just before the end of the contest.
The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds...
VERB : V n
5.
A snatch of a conversation or a song is a very small piece of it.
I heard snatches of the conversation.
N-COUNT : usu N of n