snuppe — meaning in English

English meaning

• pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
• snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.

Senses

snuppe is used for these senses in English:

• pinch (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
• pinch (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
• snatch (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.

pinch — full definition

1. verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
2. verb British informal: to steal something, usually minor.
3. noun A small amount of something, especially a powder, held between finger and thumb.
4. noun A difficult or tight situation, often financial.

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.

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