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seize vs snatch

snatch vs seize

seize is not a noun while snatch is a noun.

seize and snatch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
seize No No Yes No
snatch Yes No Yes No
As verbs, snatch is a hyponym of seize; that is, snatch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seize:
  • seize: take into your hands deliberately
  • snatch: to grasp hastily or eagerly
As verbs, snatch is a hyponym of seize; that is, snatch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seize:
  • seize: take or capture by force
  • snatch: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Other hyponyms of seize include raven, wrest, abduct, kidnap, nobble, commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate.
seize (noun) snatch (noun)
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
seize (verb) snatch (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of to grasp hastily or eagerly
affect take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
take into your hands deliberately to make grasping motions
take or capture by force
hook by a pull on the line
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Difference between seize and snatch

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