a snatch of conversation

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• snatch — snatch1 [snætʃ] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch snacken; SNACK2] 1.) to take something away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement = ↑grab ▪ The thief snatched her purse and ran. snatch sth away/back from sb… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• snatch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief VERB + SNATCH ▪ catch, hear, overhear ▪ We caught snatches of conversation from the room next door. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• snatch — 1 verb (T) 1 to take something away from someone with a quick violent movement; grab 1 (1): The thief snatched her purse and ran. 2 to quickly take the opportunity to do something for an hour etc because you do not have much time: I managed to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• snatch — 1. verb 1) she snatched the sandwich Syn: grab, seize, take hold of, get one s hands on, take, pluck; grasp at, clutch at 2) informal someone snatched my bag See steal 1. 1) 3) informal …   Thesaurus of popular words

• snatch — 1. verb 1) she snatched the microphone Syn: grab, seize, take hold of, take, pluck, grasp at, clutch at 2) informal someone snatched my bag Syn: steal, take, thieve; informal …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• snatch — [[t]snæ̱tʃ[/t]] snatches, snatching, snatched 1) VERB If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly. [V n prep] Mick snatched the cards from Archie s hand... [V n with adv] He snatched up the telephone... [V… …   English dictionary

• snatch — I n. fragment to catch snatches (of conversation) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to snatch at (she snatched at the line that the sailors threw to her) 2) (D; tr.) to snatch from, out of (he snatched the purse from her hand) * * * [snætʃ] out of (he snatched …   Combinatory dictionary

• conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless …   Collocations dictionary

• Conversation poems — Samuel Taylor Coleridge portrayed by Washington Allston in 1814 The conversation poems are a group of eight poems composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge …   Wikipedia

• snatch — 01. The young man [snatched] the woman s purse from her hands, and ran off down the street. 02. As soon as the telephone rang, he [snatched] up the receiver excitedly. 03. We were able to [snatch] a few hours sleep after our long flight, before… …   Grammatical examples in English

• snatch — I UK [snætʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms snatch : present tense I/you/we/they snatch he/she/it snatches present participle snatching past tense snatched past participle snatched * 1) to pull or take something away quickly Her brother… …   English dictionary