snatch+by+force
1snatch squad — noun 1. A group of policemen, etc who force a sudden quick passage into eg a disorderly or rioting crowd in order to arrest troublemakers or ringleaders 2. A swift, organized sally by a group of people in order to seize something • • • Main Entry …
2Snatch strap — A snatch strap is a piece of equipment used to help in the recovery of vehicles bogged in sand or mud. Snatch straps are manufactured from webbing that is capable of approximately 20% stretch under load. This stretching property allows the strap… …
3snatch — [[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… …
4snatch — 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… …
5snatch — snatch1 [ snætʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to pull or take something away quickly: Katherine angrily snatched her hand out of his grasp. Her brother snatched the letter and tore it open. a ) to quickly steal something from someone: Someone snatched …
6Snatch squad — A snatch squad is a police riot control tactic where several officers, usually in protective riot gear, rush forwards, sometimes in a flying wedge formation to break through the front of the crowd, to snatch one or more individuals from the riot… …
7snatch — 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… …
8snatch — 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… …
9snatch — Synonyms and related words: abduce, abduct, abduction, abstract, and, annex, apprehension, appropriate, arrest, arrestation, badger, bag, bit, blackmail, bob, boost, borrow, butt, capture, carry away, carry off, catch, catching, chip, chunk,… …
10snatch — v 1.Usu. snatch at grab at or for, make a grab at, grasp at or for, grope for, clutch at, catch at, claw at, reach for, pursue; grapple for, scramble for, wrestle for, fight over; handle, feel, pick at, play with. 2. grab, pluck, pull, whisk,… …
