languid
Definition: (adjective) without energy; slow, sluggish, listless.
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snatch
verb
- To grasp at (something) eagerly, forcibly, and abruptly with the jaws: catch, nip
1, snap, strike. See
reach
- To get hold of (something moving): catch, clutch
1, grab, seize.
Informal: nab.
Idiom:
lay hands on. See
get
- To take quick and forcible possession of: commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, grab, seize.
Idiom:
help oneself to. See
give
- To take (another's property) without permission: filch, pilfer, purloin, steal, thieve.
Informal: lift, swipe.
Slang: cop, heist, hook, nip
1, pinch, rip off, snitch.
Idiom:
make (or walk) off with. See
crimes, give
- To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully: abduct, kidnap, spirit away. See
crimes, free
noun
- The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding: catch, clutch
1, grab, seizure. See
get
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