rebound vs snatch

snatch vs rebound

rebound and snatch both are nouns.

rebound and snatch both are verbs.

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

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

rebound: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
snatch: the act of catching an object with the hands

Other hypernyms of rebound include catch, grab, snap.

rebound (noun)	snatch (noun)
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot	the act of catching an object with the hands
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration	a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
a movement back from an impact	(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

rebound (verb)	snatch (verb)
return to a former condition	to grasp hastily or eagerly
spring back; spring away from an impact	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
	to make grasping motions

Difference between rebound and snatch

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