seize vs snatch: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: seize or snatch

How to spell seize?

seize
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snatch
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seizeverb

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

seizeverb

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

seizeverb

take hold of; grab

seizeverb

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

seizeverb

affect

seizeverb

capture the attention or imagination of

seizeverb

hook by a pull on the line

seizeverb

take or capture by force

snatchnoun

a small fragment

snatchnoun

the act of catching an object with the hands

snatchnoun

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

snatchverb

to grasp hastily or eagerly

snatchverb

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

snatchnoun

obscene terms for female genitals

snatchnoun

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

snatchverb

to make grasping motions

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