to snarf
1
9.9
- verb
- /snɑrf/
- Slang
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- It probably went through a large service provider who snarfed up the cleartext, stuffed it into an advertising algorithm, then dropped it into a long-term data store where it will reside for the next three years.
Examples
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The underside of that Reaper drone is fixed with a big-ass antenna, snarfing the hardware ID of anything that broadcasts.
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"In a little over three weeks, Jenny, Shug Nrgyzb is going to pop up amidst, as it's been explained to me, considerable fire and brimstone and snarf me down.
Fiction book (2000) -
That sentence about the Mariners made me snarf.
Blog text (27) -
I want to make more time to explore it instead of just snarfing Tim Horton's at the airport.
Blog text (22) -
I'm going back to smoking, drinking whiskey, and snarfing chocolate cake.
Blog text (3) -
Well, glucose is the basis of metabolism, and tumors are growing rapidly, so they really snarf up glucose, OK?
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On the right, you had Mr. and Ms. Berkowitz in the kitchen with their three slouchy sons, everybody snarfing heaps of food.
Fiction book (1996) -
He snarfed down my PB&J, and I wolfed down his bacon lettuce sandwich.
Blog text (32) -
He quickly snarfed the last piece of pizza before anyone else could grab it.
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The dog snarfed up the scraps of food left on the floor in no time.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Take something that does not belong to you without permission
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2.8
To move or take something quietly so others do not notice
136
3.0
To take something quickly with your hand
79
6.3
To steal something quickly without the owner knowing
49
5.5
To take something quickly without the owner noticing
35
8.1
To steal something secretly from a shop or person
34
8.0
Steal something small, often of little value
16
6.5
To steal small things of little value, often a little at a time
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9.6
To steal something secretly or dishonestly
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8.4
To steal a small thing quietly when no one is looking
3
9.1
To steal something, especially quickly in a crowded place
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8.0
To steal something quickly and secretly
2
6.1
To get something quickly when it is hard to find
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7.7
To quickly take something before others can act
To take something quickly often before others notice
Grab someone's handbag quickly and run away to steal it
British informal word for stealing someone else's things
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snarf probably comes from an imitative slang sound that feels like a quick grab or gulp, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of scarf ('to eat quickly') and snatch ('to take quickly'). So, to snarf something is to take or eat it fast, often without permission.