'Snatch' definitions:
Definition of 'snatch'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: snatch, bit]
noun
noun
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment [syn: kidnapping, snatch]
noun
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
noun
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]
verb
To grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: snatch, snatch up, snap]
verb
To make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"
verb
Definition of 'Snatch'
From: GCIDE
- Snatch \Snatch\, v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Snatch'
From: GCIDE
- Snatch \Snatch\, n.
- 1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
- They move by fits and snatches. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. [1913 Webster]
- We have often little snatches of sunshine. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
- Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Snatch'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to heaven." --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'snatch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abduce,
- abduct,
- abduction,
- abstract,
- and,
- annex,
- apprehension,
- appropriate,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- badger,
- bag,
- bit,
- blackmail,
- bob,
- boost,
- borrow,
- butt,
- capture,
- carry away,
- carry off,
- catch,
- catching,
- chip,
- chunk,
- clasp,
- clip,
- clipping,
- clutch,
- collaring,
- collop,
- cop,
- coup,
- crib,
- crimp,
- crumb,
- cut,
- cutting,
- defraud,
- deliver,
- desire,
- dollop,
- dragnet,
- embezzle,
- end,
- exact,
- extort,
- filch,
- flick,
- flip,
- flirt,
- flounce,
- force from,
- forcible seizure,
- fragment,
- get,
- gob,
- gobbet,
- grab,
- grab at,
- grabbing,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- hitch,
- hold,
- hold for ransom,
- hook,
- hunk,
- impress,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigger,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jump at,
- kidnap,
- kidnapping,
- lay hold of,
- levy blackmail,
- lift,
- lump,
- make off with,
- modicum,
- moiety,
- morsel,
- nab,
- nabbing,
- nail,
- nip,
- nip up,
- palm,
- paring,
- particle,
- picking up,
- piece,
- pilfer,
- pinch,
- pluck,
- poach,
- power grab,
- prehension,
- pry loose from,
- purloin,
- rasher,
- remove,
- rend,
- rend from,
- rescue,
- rip,
- rip from,
- run away with,
- running in,
- rustle,
- sample,
- save,
- scoop,
- scrap,
- screw,
- scrounge,
- segment,
- seize,
- seizure,
- seizure of power,
- shake down,
- shanghai,
- shard,
- shaving,
- shiver,
- shoplift,
- shred,
- skyjack,
- slice,
- sliver,
- smithereen,
- snack,
- snake,
- snap up,
- snare,
- snatch at,
- snatch from,
- snatching,
- snip,
- snippet,
- snitch,
- specimen,
- spirit away,
- splinter,
- squeeze,
- start,
- steal,
- stitch,
- stump,
- sudden pull,
- swindle,
- swipe,
- take,
- take hold of,
- taking in,
- taking into custody,
- tatter,
- tear from,
- thieve,
- throttle,
- tweak,
- twitch,
- walk off with,
- whip up,
- win,
- wrench,
- wrench from,
- wrest,
- wring,
- wring from,
- yank,
- yerk