snatches

Brief melodic fragments

Snatches is the plural of snatch—quick grabs, fragments, weightlifting moves, or vulgar slang for female genitals: I overheard snatches of their conversation.

He did three snatches at 150 kilos.

grabs

clutches

Grips tightly, or handbags

nabs · catches · plucks · grasps · wrests · snags · captures · latches · hooks · swipes

fragments

snippets

Short extracted pieces

  • bitsSmall portions or pieces
  • piecesParts of something divided
  • scrapsSmall remaining pieces

excerpts · passages · fragments · slivers · morsels · glimpses · bursts · flashes · moments · stretches

theft

steals

Takes illegally, or bargains

filches · pinches · pockets · takes · grabs · purloins · absconds · makes off with · spirits away · nicks

glimpses

catches

Seizes in motion

sights · views · overhears · perceives · notices · spots · detects · picks up · tastes · whiffs

weightlifting

clean

Free of soil

kettlebell · powerlifting · crossfit · lift · pull · extension · squat · thrust · platform · competition

Categories
Opposites
manner of taking/grasping

snatchesreleases

Lets go or publishes

relinquishes · lets go · surrenders · hands over · eases

possession/control transfer

snatchesreleases

Lets go or publishes

gives · relinquishes · returns · surrenders · bestows

completeness/fragmentation

snatchesentireties

Complete whole amounts

wholes · totalities · complete works · completions

Phrases
Family

snatch, snatched, snatching, snatcher, snatchers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG