v. t. | 1. | To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; |
2. | To seize and transport away; to rap. | |
v. i. | 1. | To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; - often with at; |
n. | 1. | A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. |
2. | A short period of vigorous action; | |
3. | A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. |
Noun | 1. | snatch - a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" Synonyms: bit |
2. | snatch - obscene terms for female genitals | |
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" | |
Verb | 1. | snatch - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
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" |