English verb: snatch up | |||
1. | snatch up (contact) to grasp hastily or eagerly | ||
Samples | Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone. | ||
Synonyms | snap, snatch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clutch, prehend, seize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | swoop, swoop up | ||