"snam" meaning in English

See snam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: snams [present, singular, third-person], snamming [participle, present], snammed [participle, past], snammed [past]
Etymology: Blend of snap + nam (“to seize, grab; chew, eat greedily”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|snap|nam|t2=to seize, grab; chew, eat greedily}} Blend of snap + nam (“to seize, grab; chew, eat greedily”) Head templates: {{en-verb|snams|snamming|snammed}} snam (third-person singular simple present snams, present participle snamming, simple past and past participle snammed)
  1. (transitive, Scotland) To snatch with the jaws; snap at something greedily. Tags: Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-snam-en-verb-pLT6~yQN Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (transitive, UK, slang, obsolete) To steal; snatch. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-snam-en-verb-TrNzXfEo Categories (other): British English
  3. (transitive, UK, slang, obsolete) To rob (a person). Tags: UK, obsolete, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-snam-en-verb-CCO2pLJF Categories (other): British English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 19 34 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 12 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 8 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nim, nimble, nom

Inflected forms

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