"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

Inflected forms

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        {
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        "(transitive) To seize or snatch up."
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