English-Thai Dictionary

snatch

N การ ฉกฉวย  การชิง  การ ฉวย  การ คว้า  grabbing kan-chok-chuai

 

snatch

N การ ลักพาตัว (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  kidnapping kan-lak-pa-tua

 

snatch

N ช่วงเวลา สั้นๆ  chung-we-la-san-san

 

snatch

VI คว้า  ฉวย  ฉุด  ฉก  ดึง  กระชาก  grab nab seize drop release kwa

 

snatch

VT คว้า  ฉวย  ฉุด  ฉก  ดึง  กระชาก  grab nab seize drop release kwa

 

snatch

VT คว้า โอกาส  ฉวยโอกาส  รีบ ทำ บางสิ่ง  kwa-o-kad

 

snatch

VT ลักพาตัว (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ขโมย  kidnap steal lak-pa-tua

 

snatch at

PHRV คว้า ไว้  ฉวย  จับ  ยึด  grab at kwa-wai

 

snatch away

PHRV คว้า ไป  ฉวย ไป  kwa-pai

 

snatch from

PHRV คว้า จาก  ฉวย ไป จาก  snatch out of kwa-jak

 

snatch out ot

PHRV คว้า จาก  ฉวย ไป จาก  snatch from kwa-jak

 

snatch up

PHRV รีบ จับ ยกขึ้น  คว้า ขึ้นมา  rib-jab-yok-kuan

 

snatcher

N ผู้ ฉกฉวย  ผู้ คว้า  seizer grabber phu-chok-chui

 

snatchy

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ ต่อเนื่อง  เป็นพักๆ  nonuniform spasmodic sueng-mai-tor-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNATCH

v.t.pret. and pp. snatched or snacht. 1. To seize hastily or abruptly. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.
2. To seize without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a kiss.
3. To seize and transport away; as, snatch me to heaven.

 

SNATCH

v.i.To catch at; to attempt to seize suddenly. Nay, the ladies too will be snatching. He shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry. Isaiah 9:2 .

 

SNATCH

n. 1. A hasty catch or seizing.
2. A catching at or attempt to seize suddenly.
3. A short fit of vigorous action; as a snatch as weeding after a shower.
4. A broken or interrupted action; a short fit or turn. They move by fits and snatches. We have often little snatches of sunshine.
5. A shuffling answer. [Little used. ]

 

SNATCH-BLOCK

n.A particular kind of block used in ships, having an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope.

 

SNATCHED

pp. Seized suddenly and violently.

 

SNATCHER

n.One that snatches or takes abruptly.

 

SNATCHING

ppr. Seized hastily or abruptly; catching at.

 

SNATCHINGLY

adv. By snatching; hastily; abruptly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SNATCH

Snatch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Snatching. ]Etym: [OE. snachen, snechen; akin to D. snakken to gasp, to long (for ), to desire. Cf. Snack, n., Sneck. ]

 

1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. Pope.

 

2. To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to heaven. " Thomson.

 

Syn. -- To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.

 

SNATCH

SNATCH Snatch, v. i.

 

Defn: To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.

 

SNATCH

SNATCH Snatch, n.

 

1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.

 

2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. Tusser. They move by fits and snatches. Bp. Wilkins.

 

3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. We have often little snatches of sunshine. Spectator. Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. Shak.

 

SNATCH BLOCK

SNATCH BLOCK Snatch block (Naut. ),

 

Defn: a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope.

 

SNATCHER

SNATCHER Snatch "er, n.

 

Defn: One who snatches, or takes abruptly.

 

SNATCHINGLY

SNATCHINGLY Snatch "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: By snatching; abruptly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

snatch

snatch |snaCH snætʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] quickly seize (something ) in a rude or eager way: she snatched a cookie from the plate | figurative : a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. • informal steal (something ) or kidnap (someone ), typically by seizing or grabbing suddenly: a mission to snatch Winston Churchill. • [ no obj. ] (snatch at ) hastily or ineffectually attempt to seize (something ): she snatched at the handle. • quickly secure or obtain (something ) when a chance presents itself: we snatched a few hours' sleep. • [ no obj. ] (snatch at ) eagerly take or accept (an offer or opportunity ): I snatched at the chance. ▶noun 1 an act of snatching or quickly seizing something: a quick snatch of breath. • a short spell of doing something: brief snatches of sleep. • a fragment of song or talk: picking up snatches of conversation. • informal a kidnapping or theft. 2 Weightlifting the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement. 3 vulgar slang a woman's genitals. DERIVATIVES snatch er noun, snatch y adjective ORIGIN Middle English sna (c )che (verb ) ‘suddenly snap at, ’ (noun ) ‘a snare ’; perhaps related to snack .

 

snatch squad

snatch squad ▶noun a group of police officers or soldiers detailed to seize troublemakers in a crowd.

 

Oxford Dictionary

snatch

snatch |snatʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] quickly seize (something ) in a rude or eager way: she snatched a biscuit from the plate | figurative : a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat | [ no obj. ] : she snatched at the handle. • informal steal (something ) or kidnap (someone ) by seizing or grabbing suddenly: the baby was snatched from a shopping centre last night. • quickly secure or obtain (something ) when a chance presents itself: we snatched a few hours' sleep. • [ no obj. ] (snatch at ) eagerly take or accept (an offer or opportunity ): I snatched at the chance. ▶noun 1 an act of snatching or quickly seizing something: a quick snatch of breath. • informal a kidnapping or theft. 2 a short spell of doing something: brief snatches of sleep. • a fragment of song or talk: picking up snatches of conversation. 3 Weightlifting the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement. 4 vulgar slang a woman's genitals. DERIVATIVES snatcher noun [ in combination ] : a bag-snatcher, snatchy adjective ORIGIN Middle English sna (c )che (verb ) ‘suddenly snap at ’, (noun ) ‘a snare ’; perhaps related to snack .

 

snatch squad

snatch squad ▶noun a group of police officers or soldiers detailed to seize troublemakers in a crowd.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

snatch

snatch verb 1 she snatched the sandwich: grab, seize, take hold of, get one's hands on, take, pluck; grasp at, clutch at. 2 informal someone snatched my bag. See steal (sense 1 of the verb ). 3 informal she snatched the newborn from the hospital. See abduct. 4 he snatched victory: seize, pluck, wrest, achieve, secure, obtain; scrape. ▶noun 1 brief snatches of sleep: period, spell, time, fit, bout, interval, stretch. 2 a snatch of conversation: fragment, snippet, bit, scrap, part, extract, excerpt, portion.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

snatch

snatch verb 1 she snatched the last sandwich from the plate: grab, seize, seize hold of, grab hold of, take hold of, lay hold of, lay (one's ) hands on, get one's hands on, take, pluck; take a grip of, grip, grasp, clutch. 2 informal someone snatched my handbag on a bus: steal, thieve, rob, take, pilfer, purloin, loot, rifle, abscond with, carry off; embezzle, misappropriate; informal walk off /away with, run away /off with, swipe, nab, rip off, lift, ‘liberate ’, ‘borrow ’, filch, snaffle, snitch; Brit. informal pinch, half-inch, nick, whip, knock off, nobble, bone; N. Amer. informal heist, glom; Austral. informal snavel; W. Indian informal tief; archaic crib, hook. 3 informal she posed as a childminder and snatched Julie from her home. See abduct. 4 Fogdoe skied a brilliant second run to snatch victory in the men's slalom: achieve, secure, obtain, seize, pluck, wrest, scrape. 5 I snatched at the chance: accept eagerly, jump at, take advantage of, grab (at ), snap up, seize (on ), grasp, grasp with both hands, pounce on, swoop down on; buy eagerly /quickly. ▶noun 1 brief snatches of sleep: period, spell, time, fit, bout, interval, duration, season, term, stretch, span, phase, run; Brit. informal patch, spot. 2 he heard a snatch of their conversation: fragment, snippet, smattering, bit, scrap, piece, part, extract, excerpt, portion, section, selection. 3 informal her snatch of £3 million in used notes has been described as ‘the perfect crime ’. See theft.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

snatch

snatch /snætʃ /〖語源は 「(すばやく )かむ 」〗動詞 ～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人などが 〉 «…から » 〈物など 〉をひったくる , 強奪する , かっぱらう ; すばやく取る , ひっつかむ (away, up, off ) «from , out of » ▸ He snatched the book out of my hands .彼は私の手からその本をすばやく奪い取った ▸ He snatched away the pearl necklace .彼はパールのネックレスを奪い取った 2 〈人などが 〉〈機会など 〉をとらえる , すばやく手に入れる ; 〈食事 休憩など 〉を急いで取る ▸ He snatched every opportunity to give Marsha a tender kiss .彼は事あるごとにマーシャに優しくキスをした 3 〈人が 〉 (僅 （きん ）差で どたん場で )〈勝利など 〉を勝ち取る ▸ snatch victory from the jaws of defeat 負け戦 （いくさ ）を逆転して勝ちを拾う 4 【この世から 】〈人 〉をさっと連れ去る (away ) «from » ; ｟米俗 ｠…を誘拐する , かどわかす (kidnap ).5 «…から » 〈人 〉をやっと救い出す «from » .自動詞 ひったくる ; «…を » ひったくろうとする ; 【機会などに 】飛びつく «at » ▸ They snatched at treasures in the sand .彼らは砂の中の宝に飛びついた 名詞 C 1 〖a ～〗 «…を » ひったくる [ひったくろうとする ]こと , ひっつかむこと «at » ; ひったくり , 強奪 .2 〖通例 ～es 〗(会話 音楽 歌などの )断片 , さわり ▸ hear snatches of music [conversation ]音楽 [会話 ]のところどころを聞く 3 〖通例 ～es 〗(活動などの )短い期間 [時間 ].4 〘重量挙げ 〙スナッチ 〘バーベルを一気に頭上に挙げ静止する 〙.5 ｟米俗 ｠誘拐 (kidnapping ).6 ｟米卑 ｠女性の陰部 .in [by ] sn á tches とぎれとぎれに, 時々 .sn á tch y /-i /形容詞 時々の, とぎれとぎれの .

 

snatcher

sn á tch er 名詞 C 1 強奪者, 略奪者 .2 誘拐犯 .