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snatch

An Olympic lift in which a barbell’s weight is raised from the floor to locked arms overhead in a single smooth and continuous movement. The snatch has two components: the pull, in which the barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage (usually to mid-chest height), which is followed by flipping the barbell overhead into the locked position.

snatch

removal of a newborn animal from the dam before it has an opportunity to suck. The objective is to rear it independently and free of colostrum-borne infection or of colostral antibodies.
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in Barangay Caniogan, Pasig City when they saw Rogelio Tabios shouting for help while running after two suspects, who turned out to be snatchers who took his gold bracelet.
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IN A daring chase, a student athlete of Miranda House college of Delhi University helped the Delhi Police in catching a snatcher, who ran away with a woman's gold chain.
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A WOMAN was pulled over by a bag snatcher who got away with cash and her bank book.
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It subsequently became known as the HLE and then the Snatcher.
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