noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of forcibly taking something back, such as a turn in speaking (by interjecting) or a hire-purchase item on which installments are overdue. informal

Etymology

From snatch + back.

Related phrases

hire purchase

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