From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Snatch \Snatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snatched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Snatching.] [OE. snachen, snechen; akin to D. snakken to
gasp, to long (for), to desire. Cf. Snack, n., Sneck.]
1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission
or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
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When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.
--Pope.
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2. To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to
heaven." --Thomson.
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Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Snatch \Snatch\, v. i.
To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often
with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Snatch \Snatch\, n.
1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or
attempt to seize, suddenly.
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2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding
after a shower. --Tusser.
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They move by fits and snatches. --Bp. Wilkins.
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3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a
scrap.
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We have often little snatches of sunshine.
--Spectator.
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Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct
answer. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snatch
n 1: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their
conversation" [syn: snatch, bit]
2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: cunt, puss,
pussy, slit, snatch, twat]
3: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a
person against their will and holding them in false
imprisonment [syn: kidnapping, snatch]
4: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one
rapid motion
5: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the
catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the
ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed
and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw
was a single motion" [syn: catch, grab, snatch, snap]
v 1: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the
dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: snatch, snatch up,
snap]
2: to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the
butterflies"
3: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's
son was kidnapped" [syn: kidnap, nobble, abduct,
snatch]