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 | ||