impress vs snatch

snatch vs impress

impress and snatch both are nouns.

impress and snatch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impress	Yes	No	Yes	No
snatch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, snatch is a hypernym of impress; that is, snatch is a word with a broader meaning than impress:

impress: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
snatch: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Other hypernyms of impress include abduct, kidnap, nobble.

impress (noun)	snatch (noun)
the act of coercing someone into government service	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

impress (verb)	snatch (verb)
dye (fabric) before it is spun	to grasp hastily or eagerly
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure	to make grasping motions
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
reproduce by printing
impress positively
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

Difference between impress and snatch

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