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Tacking vs Snatching - What's the difference?

tacking | snatching |

As nouns the difference between tacking and snatching

is that tacking is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc while snatching is the act by which something is snatched.

As verbs the difference between tacking and snatching

is that tacking is while snatching is .

tacking

English

Noun

  • loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc
  • (nautical) the act of changing tack
  • (legal) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
    • (Bouvier)
    (Kent)

    Verb

    (head)

    • snatching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is snatched.
    • Three purse snatchings in the park were reported this week.

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