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snatch vs seize

seize vs snatch

snatch is a noun but seize is not a noun.

snatch and seize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snatch Yes No Yes No
seize No No Yes No
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of snatch; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than snatch:
  • snatch: to grasp hastily or eagerly
  • seize: take into your hands deliberately
Other hypernyms of snatch include clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of.
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of snatch; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than snatch:
  • snatch: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • seize: take or capture by force
snatch (noun) seize (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
snatch (verb) seize (verb)
to grasp hastily or eagerly capture the attention or imagination of
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom affect
to make grasping motions take into your hands deliberately
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 snatch and seize

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