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outsnatch

outsnatch verb: to surpass in snatching.

Verb

outsnatch (third-person singular simple present outsnatches, present participle outsnatching, simple past and past participle outsnatched)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in snatching.
    • He'd thought it through and decided that he needed a swift reaction team to outsnatch the snatchers.2016, Allan Graybyrd, Masi'shen Stranded
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To snatch; to seize violently.

Forms of outsnatch

third-person singular presentoutsnatches
present participleoutsnatching
past participleoutsnatched
pastoutsnatched

Origin of outsnatch

From out- + snatch.

Questions about outsnatch

What does outsnatch mean?
Outsnatch means to surpass in snatching.
What part of speech is outsnatch?
Outsnatch is a verb.
What is the past tense of outsnatch?
The past tense of outsnatch is outsnatched.

Words near outsnatch in the dictionary

  1. outsmooths
  2. outsnap
  3. outsnapped
  4. outsnapping
  5. outsnaps
  6. outsnatch
  7. outsnatched
  8. outsnatches
  9. outsnatching
  10. outsnob
  11. outsnore

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