"upsnatch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upsnatches [present, singular, third-person], upsnatching [participle, present], upsnatched [participle, past], upsnatched [past]
Etymology: From up- + snatch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|snatch}} up- + snatch Head templates: {{en-verb}} upsnatch (third-person singular simple present upsnatches, present participle upsnatching, simple past and past participle upsnatched)
  1. (transitive) To seize or snatch up. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-upsnatch-en-verb-3AoI9f51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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