English Dictionary

snatch

/snæt͡ʃ/

noun

A quick grab or catch. / A short period. / (weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.

He made a snatch for the ball and caught it.

意味（1）

A quick grab or catch.

The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.

意味（2）

A short period.

Frank looked at the screens dully. He had slept about three hours, in snatches.

意味（3）

(weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.

意味（4）

A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.

I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window.

意味（5）

(vulgar slang) The vulva.

Claude, is it true what they say about Olovia? Of course she’s getting a little old for us—what about Marilyum, did you try her snatch?

意味（6）

(aviation) Rapid, uncommanded jerking or oscillation of the ailerons of some aircraft at high Mach numbers, resulting from shock wave formation at transonic speeds.

If, after the pilot notices the overspeed, he deploys the spoilers, or if aileron snatch rolls the airplane to an excessive bank angle, it may become impossible to recover.

意味（7）

(dated) A brief period of exertion.

意味（8）

(dated) A catching of the voice.

意味（9）

(dated) A hasty snack; a bite to eat.

意味（10）

(dated) A quibble.