snatch
Because it is a word with a single syllable, snatch is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofsnatch
- A quick grab or catch.
Example: "The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning."
- A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
- A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
Example: "I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window."
- The vulva.
- A brief period of exertion.
- A catching of the voice.
- A hasty snack; a bite to eat.
- A quibble.
- To grasp and remove quickly.
Example: "He snatched up the phone."
- To attempt to seize something suddenly.
Example: "to snatch at a rope"
- To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
Example: "to snatch a kiss"
- To steal.
Example: "Someone has just snatched my purse!"
- (by extension) To take (a victory) at the last moment.
- To do something quickly in the limited time available.
Example: "He snatched a glimpse of her while her mother had her back turned."
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