SNATCHING Synonyms

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• a spell of cold weather

• tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

• a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

• the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

• a sudden sharp noise

• a sudden breaking

• the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

• an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

• a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound

• any undertaking that is easy to do

• the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

• (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

• separate or cause to separate abruptly

• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

• move or strike with a noise

• close with a snapping motion

• make a sharp sound

• move with a snapping sound

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• put in play with a snap

• cause to make a snapping sound

• lose control of one's emotions

• bring the jaws together

• record on photographic film

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

• pull away from the body

• a small piece or quantity of something

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• an indefinitely short time

• an instance of some kind

• piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

• a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a small fragment

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

• the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press

• a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

• the quantity that was caught

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)

• a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

• a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• to hook or entangle

• attract and fix

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• reach in time

• get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

• catch up with and possibly overtake

• be struck or affected by

• check oneself during an action

• hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

• see or watch

• cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

• detect a blunder or misstep

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• come down with

• start burning

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• attract; cause to be enamored

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• take in and retain

• spread or be communicated

• be the catcher

• become aware of

• delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

• deprive of by deceit

• make off with belongings of others

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

• disable by drugging

• a long narrow opening

• obscene terms for female genitals

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• a narrow fissure

• make a clean cut through

• cut a slit into

• to grasp hastily or eagerly