fair catch vs snatch

snatch vs fair catch

fair catch and snatch both are nouns.

fair catch is not a verb while snatch is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fair catch	Yes	No	No	No
snatch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, snatch is a hypernym of fair catch; that is, snatch is a word with a broader meaning than fair catch:

fair catch: (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
snatch: the act of catching an object with the hands

Other hypernyms of fair catch include catch, grab, snap.

fair catch (noun)	snatch (noun)
(American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled	the act of catching an object with the hands
	a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
	(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
	obscene terms for female genitals
	a small fragment

fair catch (verb)	snatch (verb)
	to grasp hastily or eagerly
	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
	to make grasping motions

Difference between fair catch and snatch

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