snatch vs reception

reception vs snatch

snatch and reception both are nouns.

snatch is a verb but reception is not a verb.

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

As nouns, reception is a hyponym of snatch; that is, reception is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than snatch:

snatch: the act of catching an object with the hands
reception: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football

Other hyponyms of snatch include fair catch, interception, rebound, shoestring catch, interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing.

snatch (noun)	reception (noun)
the act of catching an object with the hands	the act of receiving
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion	(American football) the act of catching a pass in football
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment	quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
obscene terms for female genitals	the manner in which something is greeted
a small fragment	a formal party of people; as after a wedding

snatch (verb)	reception (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 snatch and reception

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