Schnappen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clutch verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- nab verb To catch or arrest someone, especially a criminal.
- pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.
Senses
Schnappen is used for these senses in English:
- clutch To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]
- get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
- 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.
- snap An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- snap (intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- snap (transitive, dated) To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.
- snap up (transitive, colloquial) To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.
clutch — full definition
- verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
- noun The pedal or mechanism in a vehicle that disengages the engine from the wheels while changing gear.
- noun A small handbag without straps, carried in the hand.
- adj Performing well under pressure, especially in sport (informal, chiefly US).
get — full definition
- verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- verb To become, or to cause someone or something to become, a certain way (often with an adjective).
- verb To fetch or bring something.
- verb To arrive at or reach a place or state.
- verb To understand something.