outsnatch en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + snatch.
Meanings
-
(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:
- (obsolete, transitive) To snatch; to seize violently.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outsnatching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsnatched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsnatched | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outsnatches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |