snatch up

/snætʃ əp/
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Other forms: snatched up; snatching up; snatches up

Definitions of snatch up
  1. verb
    to grasp hastily or eagerly
    synonyms: snap, snatch
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    types:
    swoop, swoop up
    seize or catch with a swooping motion
    type of:
    clutch, prehend, seize
    take hold of; grab
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