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snatch up
verb
to grasp hastily or eagerly (Freq. 1)
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Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone

• Syn: ↑snatch, ↑snap
• See Also: ↑snap up (for: ↑snap)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑snap (for: ↑snap), ↑snatch (for: ↑snatch), ↑snatcher (for: ↑snatch)
• Hypernyms: ↑seize, ↑prehend, ↑clutch
• Hyponyms: ↑swoop, ↑swoop up
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody


Useful english dictionary. 2012.