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Meaning of snam | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To snatch with the jaws; snap at something greedily.
    Scotland, transitive
  2. To steal; snatch.
    UK, obsolete, slang, transitive
  3. To rob (a person).
    UK, obsolete, slang, transitive

Examples

“He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker, has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]”
“I on'y meant fur to snam (rob) him, and on'y giv' him a tightener, when somethin' come dancing and shreeking down the road, and I vamoosed.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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