empoigner — meaning in English

English meaning

• grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
• snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.

Senses

empoigner is used for these senses in English:

• grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
• snatch (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.

grab — full definition

1. verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
2. verb To quickly get or take something, often in passing.
3. verb To strongly capture someone's attention or interest.
4. noun A sudden attempt to seize or take something.

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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