Meaning & use
snatch
To seize or grab something suddenly and quickly, often without permission.
See it in a sentence
A seagull swooped down and snatched the sandwich right out of her hand.
He snatched a few minutes of sleep between meetings during the busy conference.
A note on using this word
Snatch often implies suddenness or slight aggression compared with the neutral 'take,' and can also describe grabbing a rare, brief opportunity, as in 'snatch some sleep.'
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Words with an opposite meaning
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