snatch
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(noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion |
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Related Words: weightlifting |
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(verb) to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies" |
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(verb) to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
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Synonyms: snap, snatch up |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, seize, swoop, swoop up |
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(noun) the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate" |
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Synonyms: catch, grab, snap |
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Related Words: fair catch, interception, interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing, rebound, reception, shoestring catch, touch, touching |
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(verb) of people |
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Synonyms: abduct, kidnap, nobble |
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Related Words: impress, seize, shanghai |
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