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upsnatched

upsnatched is the simple past and past participle of upsnatch.

Meaning of upsnatch

Verb

upsnatch (third-person singular simple present upsnatches, present participle upsnatching, simple past and past participle upsnatched)

  1. (transitive) To seize or snatch up.
    • With pity struck, with horror for my deed, The babe upsnatch'd away I bore with speed ; And, knowing Zion should be captive led, Far to these mountains of the East I sped.1832, Blackwood's magazine, volume 31

Questions about upsnatched

What is upsnatched the simple past and past participle of?
Upsnatched is the simple past and past participle of upsnatch.

Words near upsnatched in the dictionary

  1. upsloping
  2. upslur
  3. upslurs
  4. upsmanship
  5. upsnatch
  6. upsnatched
  7. upsnatches
  8. upsnatching
  9. upsoar
  10. upsoared
  11. upsoaring

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