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vyrvat — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
  • wrest verb To pull or twist violently.

Senses

vyrvat is used for these senses in English:

  • snatch (transitive) To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
  • wrest (transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.

snatch — full definition

  1. verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
  2. verb To seize or win something, often at the last possible moment.
  3. noun A weightlifting move in which the bar is lifted from the floor to overhead in one continuous motion.
  4. noun A short, brief bit of something, such as conversation or music.

wrest — full definition

  1. verb To pull or twist violently.
  2. verb To obtain by pulling or violent force.
  3. verb To distort, to pervert, to twist.
  4. verb To tune with a wrest, or key.

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