> as lemmas
upsnatch
upsnatch v.
Brit. 
/ˌʌpˈsnatʃ/
, /ˌʌpˈsnatʃ/U.S. /ˌəpˈsnætʃ/
transitive./ˌəpˈsnætʃ/ΘΚΠ
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)]
at-holda1230
attacha1325
resta1325
takec1330
arrest1393
restay?a1400
tachec1400
seisinc1425
to take upa1438
stowc1450
seize1471
to lay (also set, clap, etc.) (a person) by the heels?1515
deprehend1532
apprehend1548
nipa1566
upsnatcha1566
finger1572
to make stay of1572
embarge1585
cap1590
reprehend1598
prehenda1605
embar1647
nap1665
nab1686
bone1699
roast1699
do1784
touch1785
pinch1789
to pull up1799
grab1800
nick1806
pull1811
hobble1819
nail1823
nipper1823
bag1824
lag1847
tap1859
snaffle1860
to put the collar on1865
copper1872
to take in1878
lumber1882
to pick up1887
to pull in1893
lift1923
drag1924
to knock off1926
to put the sleeve on1930
bust1940
pop1960
vamp1970
a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Civ Snap ye Tipstaffe..came & vpsnatched him.
upsnatch
upsnatch v.
Brit. /ˌʌpˈsnatʃ/
, /ˌʌpˈsnatʃ/U.S. /ˌəpˈsnætʃ/
/ˌəpˈsnætʃ/Π
1828 E. Atherstone Fall of Nineveh I. 241 The fallen reins Upsnatching then,..o'er the field The Assyrian looked.
1844 E. B. Browning Lost Bower xliv Mystic Presences of power Had up-snatch'd me to the Timeless.
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