Snatch

v. t.	1.	To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. [imp. & p. p. Snatched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snatching.] When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. - Pope.
	2.	To seize and transport away; to rap.
v. i.	1.	To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; - often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
n.	1.	A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.
	2.	A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. They move by fits and snatches. - Bp. Wilkins.
	3.	A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. We have often little snatches of sunshine. - Spectator. Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. - Shak.

Noun	1.	snatch - a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" Synonyms: bit
	2.	snatch - obscene terms for female genitals Synonyms: puss, pussy, slit, twat, cunt
	3.	snatch - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment Synonyms: kidnapping
	4.	snatch - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
	5.	snatch - 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" Synonyms: snap, grab, catch
Verb	1.	snatch - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" Synonyms: snatch up, snap
	2.	snatch - to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"
	3.	snatch - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" Synonyms: abduct, kidnap, nobble

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