SNATCH


Meaning of SNATCH in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ brief

VERB + SNATCH

▪ catch , hear , overhear

We caught ~es of conversation from the room next door.

▪ hum , sing

He was humming a ~ of a song from ‘Cabaret’.

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~es

She learned to sleep in brief ~es.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ of conversation , a ~ of dialogue , a ~ of music , a ~ of song

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ almost

▪ quickly

▪ away , back , up

She ~ed her hand back.

She leaped to her feet, ~ing up her bag.

VERB + SNATCH

▪ try to

Someone tried to ~ her purse.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

He ~ed at her arm as she walked past.

▪ from

She almost ~ed the letter from my hand.

▪ out of

I ~ed it out of his hands.

Snatch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ robber , ↑ thief

Snatch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bag , ↑ draw , ↑ handbag , ↑ purse , ↑ sleep , ↑ toy , ↑ victory

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .