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SNATCH UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To grasp hastily or eagerly

Example:

Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone

Synonyms:

snap; snatch; snatch up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "snatch up" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "snatch up"):

swoop; swoop up (seize or catch with a swooping motion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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