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To quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way
“Dillyn tried to ignore the strange looks and wondered if it would be too rude to snatch the paper back and tell Gertrude to go to hell.”
To take or seize illegally or without permission
“Earlier this year, Lucy was pushed into a busy road by thieves who tried to snatch her mother's bag.”
To abduct or kidnap a person unlawfully
“Custody of one of two minor children was written into the decree fraudulently and is being used to essentially snatch the child from her home.”
To accept something eagerly, especially an opportunity
“I resolved to snatch this opportunity of seeing the manners of other nations, and of learning sciences unknown in Abissinia.”
To achieve or secure something, typically unexpectedly
“These warriors appeared determined to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.”
To take, pull or remove by force
To remove or rescue (someone) from danger or harm
To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right
To do something in a stealthy or furtive way
To (attempt to) grab or capture suddenly, especially by lunging at
An act of seizing or taking something, especially hastily or eagerly
“The ringing is followed by a quick snatch of the phone by Greta.”
The unlawful taking of property
“The man was arrested for the snatch and grab of a gold chain from a jewelry shop.”
The taking of a person against their will
“An attempted child snatch was captured on CCTV and the would-be child snatcher has pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping.”
A fragment or part of something, especially of a song or talk
“Here and there, perhaps, there was a brief snatch of melody, or a progression of harmonies, of which a musician would not have been ashamed.”
A short spell of doing something
“Who could tell whether the couple would attain even the briefest snatch of happiness?”
A very tight hold
The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus
A quick, often unpleasant, tug or shake
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