snatch

Snatch is defined as to seize or grab quickly.

(verb)

An example of to snatch is to reach out and grab the last cookie before anyone else can.
An example of to snatch is to kidnap a child.

The definition of a snatch is a quick grab or seize, or a short period of time.

(noun)

See snatch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to grasp or seize suddenly, eagerly, or without right, warning, etc.; grab
to remove abruptly or hastily
to take, get, or avail oneself of hastily or while there is a chance: to snatch some rest
☆ Slang to kidnap

Origin: ME snacchen, prob. var. of snakken, to seize; akin to snaken: see snack

intransitive verb

noun

the act of snatching; a grab
a brief period; short time or spell: to sleep in snatches
a small portion, esp. one that is incomplete or disconnected; fragment; bit: snatches of gossip
Slang, Vulgar the vulva
☆ Slang an act of kidnapping
Weight Lifting a lift in which the barbell is raised in one continuous motion from the floor to a position directly overhead with the arms completely extended

Origin: ME snacche

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See snatch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb snatched, snatch·ing, snatch·es

verb, transitive

a. To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly.
b. Sports To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
To grasp or seize illicitly.

verb, intransitive

To make grasping or seizing motions: snatched at the lamp cord.

noun

The act of snatching; a quick grasp or grab.
A brief period of time: “At the end we preferred to travel all night,/Sleeping in snatches” (T.S. Eliot).
A small amount; a bit or fragment: a snatch of dialogue.
Slang A kidnapping.
Sports A lift in weightlifting in which the weight is raised in one uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
Vulgar Slang The vulva.

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Origin: Middle English snacchen

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