I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
snatch squad
snatches of conversation
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He could hear snatches of conversation from across the room.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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It is no good wailing when some one unfamiliar, such as Joel Jutge, snatches away the comfort blanket.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A young boy pushed her over and snatched her purse as she fell.
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Before I could say a word, he'd snatched the keys from the table and run out of the room.
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Coles tried to snatch a few hours' sleep.
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Masked gunmen snatched two members of the group from their hotel.
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Someone's going to snatch your purse if you leave it sticking out of your bag like that.
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Unfortunately, street crimes such as purse snatching are common.
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When no one was looking, he snatched a tray of watches and ran out of the shop.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He snatches a loaf from the baker's counter and is promptly run into gaol.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Among snatches of conversation, both of us remember his referring to the underground as being rather like hell.
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As it is, most parents take only brief peeks into classrooms and hear snatches of information about curriculum.
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I turn the volume low, to stop picking up snatches of conversation from next door.
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Many species will, in complete darkness, utter a few snatches of song if disturbed at their roosts.
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She remembered it in vivid violent snatches punctuated by haze or darkness.
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We started to climb, accompanied by intermittent snatches of bird song: wood warbler, garden warbler and willow warbler.
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You know, sitting in a train or walking down the street, little snatches of things.