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What is the noun for snatches?

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snatch
  1. A quick grab or catch.
  2. (weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
  3. A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.
  4. (vulgar slang) A vulva.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. grab, seizure, grabbing, seizing, taking, appropriation, confiscation, commandeering, pinch, hook, expropriation, takeover, arrogation, capture, annexation, detainer, preemption, usurpation, abduction, arrest, apprehension, collar, bust, assumption, theft, drop, heist, swiping, snatching, rip-off, sequestration, impounding, requisitioning, distrainment, removal, distraint, disseisin, poind, attachment, naam, taking away, acquisition, appropriating, annexing, nabbing, conquering, invasion, occupation, subjugation, overrunning … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The ringing is followed by a quick snatch of the phone by Greta.”
      “The man was arrested for the snatch and grab of a gold chain from a jewelry shop.”
      “An attempted child snatch was captured on CCTV and the would-be child snatcher has pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping.”
snatch
  1. The handle of a scythe; a snead.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grab, seizure, grabbing, seizing, taking, appropriation, confiscation, commandeering, pinch, hook, expropriation, takeover, arrogation, capture, annexation, detainer, preemption, usurpation, abduction, arrest, apprehension, collar, bust, assumption, theft, drop, heist, swiping, snatching, rip-off, sequestration, impounding, requisitioning, distrainment, removal, distraint, disseisin, poind, attachment, naam, taking away, acquisition, appropriating, annexing, nabbing, conquering, invasion, occupation, subjugation, overrunning … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The ringing is followed by a quick snatch of the phone by Greta.”
      “The man was arrested for the snatch and grab of a gold chain from a jewelry shop.”
      “An attempted child snatch was captured on CCTV and the would-be child snatcher has pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping.”
snatcher
  1. One who snatches, or steals by snatching.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. kidnapper, hijacker, captor, abductor, shanghaier, hostage taker, keeper, jailer, guard, incarcerator, master, capturer, imprisoner, owner, enslaver, impounder, detainer, gaoler, nabber, catcher, grabber, seizer, clutcher, grasper, getter, interceptor, receiver, taker, picker, plucker … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The bag snatcher was described as white, in his 30s, with fair, sandy hair.”
      “Elderly people have been warned about a serial bag snatcher after a 90-year-old woman became the latest town centre victim.”
      “The middle-aged con artist partners up with young two-bit purse snatcher Fiona, played by Liane Balaban.”
snatching
  1. The act by which something is snatched.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. theft, swiping, pinch, heist, grab, rip-off, larceny, robbery, thievery, stealing, thieving, purloining, snatch, appropriation, lift, steal, seizure, capture, confiscation, commandeering, grabbing, seizing, taking, hook, pilfering, embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, pilferage, shoplifting, expropriation, dacoity, robbing, annexation, snitch, deprivation, burglary, defalcation, raid, nicking, crime, filching, pinching, mugging, looting, hold-up, fraud, stick-up, break-in, swindling … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The said person was accused in thirty-two cases involving the snatching of goods from other persons.”
snatchers
  1. plural of snatcher; ones who snatch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. kidnappers, hijackers, captors, abductors, shanghaiers, hostage takers, impounders, enslavers, masters, owners, incarcerators, guards, imprisoners, detainers, nabbers, keepers, jailers, gaolers, capturers, catchers, grabbers, seizers, clutchers, graspers, getters, interceptors, receivers, takers, pickers, pluckers … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The carnival regularly attracts armies of purse snatchers and pickpockets who find easy prey among the revellers.”
      “Heavy slabs had been laid atop the ground over their coffins to discourage body snatchers.”
      “In France, Britons are warned to look out for bag snatchers, muggers, burglars and pickpockets, all targeting tourists.”
snatchings
  1. plural of snatching
  2. Synonyms:
      3. thefts, pinches, heists, grabs, rip-offs, thieveries, steals, robbery, purloinings, larceny, stealing, lift, thieving, embezzlements, annexation, robbing, snatches, snitches, pilferings, deprivation, misappropriation, peculations, pilferage, expropriation, shoplifting, appropriations, dacoity, burglaries, crime, touch, nickings, liftings, breaking and entering, pinchings, filchings, blags, hold-ups, raids, muggings, defalcations, jobs, swindles, break-ins, fraud, seizures, kidnaps, abduction, kidnappings, hijackings, highjackings … more
snatches
  1. plural of snatch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grabs, seizures, grabbings, seizings, taking, pinches, hooks, appropriations, confiscation, takeovers, annexation, detainers, expropriation, collars, arrogations, busts, abduction, preemptions, capture, usurpation, apprehensions, arrests, assumptions, drops, thefts, rip-offs, heists, snatchings, disseisins, distraint, attachment, poinds, sequestrations, removals, naam, acquisition, conquerings, hijacks, ascension, requisitions, adoption, hijackings, usurpings, assumings, detention, catch, internments, catching, bags, imprisonment … more
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