Definition of snatch

noun (n)

• a small fragment (noun.communication)

  Synonym: bit
  

  Example:
  Overheard snatches of their conversation.
  

  source: wordnet30
• obscene terms for female genitals (noun.body)

  Synonym: cunt, puss, pussy, slit, twat
  

  source: wordnet30
• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment (noun.act)

  Synonym: kidnapping
  

  source: wordnet30
• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion (noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)

  Synonym: catch, grab, snap
  

  Example:
  Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away.
  

  source: wordnet30
• A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• to grasp hastily or eagerly (verb.contact)

  Synonym: snap, snatch up
  

  Example:
  Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone.
  

  source: wordnet30
• to make grasping motions (verb.contact)

  Example:
  The cat snatched at the butterflies.
  

  source: wordnet30
• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom (verb.contact)

  Synonym: abduct, kidnap, nobble
  

  source: wordnet30
• To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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