plural of snatch and grab

Synonym of snatch and run

plural of baby snatching

The kidnapping of a baby.

(often attributively or figuratively) An unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it.

(colloquial, idiomatic) To fully grasp the meaning of a concept or developed a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert.

simple past tense and past participle of snatch the pebble

To tug at or pull out the fine hairs at someone's hairline (i.e. their edges). / (by extension, slang) To overwhelm someone; to have a strong impact on someone.

(idiomatic, slang) To be shocked or stunned.

simple past tense and past participle of snatch victory from the jaws of defeat