Love is something that you can neither snatch away nor express.
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Snatch
//snæt͡ʃ//
Synonyms for "snatch" (313 found)
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Closest matches (63)
Strong matches (94)
Related words (156)
Verb(35 words)
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19 entriesbaby snatchingcap snatchingchain-snatchcradle-snatchhave one's wig snatchedpurse snatchersnatch and grabsnatch and runsnatch blocksnatch defeat from the jaws of victorysnatch defeat out of the jaws of victorysnatch loadingsnatch someone's edgessnatch squadsnatch the pebblesnatch victory from the jaws of defeat
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3 entriesis a
2 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
180 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἁρπάζω verb (to grasp quickly)
- ἁρπάζω verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
Armenian
1 entries- պոկում noun (competitive weightlifting event)
Bulgarian
4 entries- грабване noun (quick grab or catch)
- изхвърляне noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- откъс noun (piece of sound)
- путка noun (vagina)
Catalan
3 entries- arrencada noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- arrabassar verb (to grasp and remove)
- arrabassar verb (to steal)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 抓舉 /抓举 noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- 偷走 verb (to steal)
- 夺走 verb (to steal)
- 奪 /夺 verb (to grasp and remove)
Czech
4 entries- trh noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- zlomek noun (piece of sound)
- úryvek noun (piece of sound)
- útržek noun (piece of sound)
Danish
1 entries- snuppe verb (to grasp quickly)
Dutch
4 entries- doos noun (vagina)
- graai noun (quick grab or catch)
- afpakken verb (to steal)
- graaien verb (to steal)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- авалташ verb (to grasp quickly)
Esperanto
2 entries- ekkapti verb (to grasp quickly)
- forkapti verb (to grasp and remove)
Finnish
4 entries- katkelma noun (piece of sound)
- tempaus noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- haukata verb (to do quickly)
- kopata verb (to do quickly)
French
4 entries- arraché noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- bribe noun (piece of sound)
- arracher verb (to grasp and remove)
- arracher verb (to steal)
Galician
3 entries- ripar verb (to grasp quickly)
- ripar verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
- rispar verb (to grasp quickly)
German
3 entries- Reißen noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- klauen verb (to steal)
- stehlen verb (to steal)
Greek
4 entries- αρπάζω verb (to grasp quickly)
- αρπάζω verb (to grasp and remove)
- αρπάζω verb (to steal)
- αρπάζω verb (to do quickly)
Hindi
2 entries- छीनना verb (to grasp quickly)
- छीनना verb (to steal)
Hungarian
4 entries- szakítás noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- bedob verb (to do quickly)
- bevág verb (to do quickly)
- ellop verb (to steal)
Ido
1 entries- kaptar verb (to steal)
Indonesian
3 entries- kedut verb (to grasp quickly)
- kedut verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
- rebut verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
Ingrian
2 entries- napata verb (to grasp quickly)
- nopata verb (to grasp quickly)
Irish
4 entries- binsín ceoil noun (piece of sound)
- bonnán ceoil noun (piece of sound)
- bonnán d'amhrán noun (piece of sound)
- cuach cheoil noun (piece of sound)
Italian
3 entries- agguantare verb (to grasp quickly)
- scippare verb (to steal)
- strappare verb (to snatch a victory)
Japanese
3 entries- スナッチ noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- 奪う verb (to grasp and remove)
- 奪う verb (to steal)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- rabata verb (to grasp quickly)
- rebatá verb (to grasp quickly)
Korean
2 entries- 스내치 noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- 인상 noun (competitive weightlifting event)
Latin
4 entries- corripiō (-iō 3rd conjugation) verb (to grasp quickly)
- rapiō verb (to grasp quickly)
- rapiō verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
- surpō verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
Middle English
2 entries- gripen verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
- grippen verb (to grab something without permissions or by force)
Māori
4 entries- hikitahi noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- pītau noun (piece of sound)
- pītautau noun (piece of sound)
- kapo verb (to grasp quickly)
Occitan
4 entries- arrancada noun (quick grab or catch)
- arrancada noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- arrancament noun (quick grab or catch)
- arrancatge noun (quick grab or catch)
Persian
1 entries- گرفتن verb (to grasp quickly)
Polish
1 entries- rwanie noun (competitive weightlifting event)
Portuguese
2 entries- buceta noun (vagina)
- agarrar verb (to grasp quickly)
Russian
4 entries- рыво́к noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- вы́хватить verb (to grasp and remove)
- выхва́тывать verb (to grasp and remove)
- стащи́ть verb (to steal)
Spanish
4 entries- arrancada noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- arranque noun (competitive weightlifting event)
- agarrar verb (to grasp quickly)
- apandar verb (to steal)
Swedish
4 entries- fitta noun (vagina)
- kussimurra noun (vagina)
- murra noun (vagina)
- mutta noun (vagina)
Turkish
1 entries- koparma noun (competitive weightlifting event)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
You have to snatch at happiness when you can.
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The world would be a great deal better if men, in their greed, did not seek to snatch every thing for themselves, instead of leaving something as a thankoffering to the giver of the blessings.
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The King had hardly made a few steps to the door when he was startled by Morshu's mean laughter. The trickster merchant jumped out from behind the couch. "I got you on camera! I got you on camera!" he grinned triumphantly. "Me too," Ganon appeared next. "Hey, that's not nice!" the King cried frustratedly. "Give me that!" Morshu easily dashed a few attempts to snatch the camera. "Oh no, King, we're already putting this on YouTube!" Ganon gloated. "For the lulz!" "The lulz!" Morshu joined. "No, please, no!" the King beat his fists against the floor in despair. "Stop it, stop the uploading! Please, PLEASE!" "Hehehe," Ganon had the smuggest smirk on his face, "this is better entertainment than stealing offering money!"
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