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snatchback

snatchback noun: the act of forcibly taking something back, such as a turn in speaking (by interjecting) or a hire-purchase item on which installments are overdue.

Noun

snatchback (plural snatchbacks)

  1. (informal) The act of forcibly taking something back, such as a turn in speaking (by interjecting) or a hire-purchase item on which installments are overdue.

Forms of snatchback

pluralsnatchbacks

Origin of snatchback

From snatch + back.

Questions about snatchback

What does snatchback mean?
Snatchback means the act of forcibly taking something back, such as a turn in speaking (by interjecting) or a hire-purchase item on which installments are overdue.
What part of speech is snatchback?
Snatchback is a noun.
What is the plural of snatchback?
The plural of snatchback is snatchbacks.

Words near snatchback in the dictionary

  1. snatch squads
  2. snatch the pebble
  3. snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
  4. snatch'd
  5. snatchable
  6. snatchback
  7. snatchbacks
  8. snatched
  9. snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
  10. snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory
  11. snatched someone's edges

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