Synonyms: grab, catch, snatch, snap
Definition: the act of catching an object with the hands
Usage: Mays made the catch with his back to the plate; he made a grab for the ball before it landed; Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away; the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
Similar words: touch, touching
Definition: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Usage: at his touch the room filled with lights
Synonyms: snatch
Definition: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
Similar words: weightlift, weightlifting
Definition: bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
Synonyms: snatch, kidnapping
Definition: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
Synonyms: puss, pussy, snatch, slit, twat, cunt
Definition: obscene terms for female genitals
Similar words: female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny
Definition: external female sex organs
Usage: in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals
Definition: a small fragment
Usage: overheard snatches of their conversation
Synonyms: snatch, snatch up, snap
Definition: to grasp hastily or eagerly
Usage: Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
Similar words: prehend, seize, clutch
Definition: take hold of; grab
Usage: The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter; She clutched her purse; The mother seized her child by the arm; Birds of prey often seize small mammals
Synonyms: abduct, snatch, nobble, kidnap
Definition: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Usage: The industrialist's son was kidnapped
Similar words: seize
Definition: take or capture by force
Usage: The terrorists seized the politicians; The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages