snatch

snatch
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noun
ADJECTIVE
brief
VERB + SNATCH
catch, hear, overhear

We caught snatches of conversation from the room next door.

hum, sing

He was humming a snatch of a song from ‘Cabaret’.

PREPOSITION
in snatches

She learned to sleep in brief snatches.

PHRASES
a snatch of conversation, a snatch of dialogue, a snatch of music, a snatch of song
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verb
ADVERB
almost
quickly
away, back, up

She snatched her hand back.

She leaped to her feet, snatching up her bag.

VERB + SNATCH
try to

Someone tried to snatch her purse.

PREPOSITION
at

He snatched at her arm as she walked past.

from

She almost snatched the letter from my hand.

out of

I snatched it out of his hands.

Snatch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑robber, ↑thief
Snatch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bag, ↑draw, ↑handbag, ↑purse, ↑sleep, ↑toy, ↑victory

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