snatch
To take something quickly, usually without asking first.
To seize something quickly, often suddenly and without permission.
A short, fast action of taking something quickly.
A sudden, quick act of taking or grabbing something.
To do something fast when you only have a little time.
To manage to do something quickly in a short amount of time, especially when busy or in a hurry.
A weightlifting move where you lift the bar from the floor over your head in one movement.
In weightlifting, the act of lifting a barbell from the ground to overhead in one continuous motion.
- Base: snatch
- Plural: snatches
- Base: snatch
- 3rd Person Singular: snatches
- Present Participle: snatching
- Past: snatched
snatch and grab
1Quick theft and escape
A crime where someone takes something fast and runs away.
- The police warned about recent snatch and grab incidents downtown.
- Snatch and grab crimes are often over in seconds.
snatch up
1Quickly take or buy something available
To take or buy something quickly before it is gone.
- Fans snatched up all the tickets within minutes.
- She snatched up the last piece of cake.
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
1win when close to losing
To win at the last moment when you were almost losing.
- The underdogs snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last-minute goal.
- She managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in the debate.
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
2Win after almost losing
To win when it seemed you were going to lose.
- The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with two late goals.
- She snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the final seconds of the match.