snaffled

Meanings

• Verb

  To take or seize suddenly and quickly.

  - "The thief snaffled the jewels from the museum."
  - "He managed to snaffle the last pizza from the delivery man."

• Verb

  To catch or grab something, especially a fish, with a snare or a hook.

  - "The angler spent hours waiting to snaffle a big fish."
  - "The hunter set a snare to snaffle a rabbit."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with snaffled
sniffled , guffawed , miffed , stiffled

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Homophones

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1. Snaffle (en) : A bit or mouthpiece used to control a horse.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of snaffled that leads to same result
snaffle , snaffled , snaffles , snaffling

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to seize with the teeth' from Old English snæfelian, from snæf 'snout'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'snaffle' is also used as a verb in the context of horse riding to describe the act of taking the bit into the horse's mouth.

2. In the game of cricket, a 'snaffle' refers to a catch made by a fielder without the ball touching the ground.

3. In the world of magic, a 'snaffle' is a tool used to manipulate or control objects.

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Related Concepts

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1. Steal: Related concept: Snaffled is similar to the concept of stealing, but it emphasizes the suddenness and quickness of the action.

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Culture

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In literature, 'snaffled' has been used to describe quick and unexpected seizures or acquisitions. For example, in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', Tom and Huck 'snaffled' some candy from the Widow Douglas.

How to Memorize "snaffled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine quickly grabbing or seizing an object.
   - Visualize yourself catching a fish with a hook.
   - Mentally picture the thief snatching the jewels.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of seizing or grabbing.
   - Link it to the image of a hunter with a snare.
   - Connect it to the concept of stealing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'Sudden and Quick' to remember the meaning.
   - Remember the phrase 'Seize and Go' to help recall the definition.
   - Create a mental image of a snatching or grabbing motion.

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