A brief period of time: "At the end we preferred to travel all night,/Sleeping in snatches” ( T.S. Eliot).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A small amount; a bit or fragment: a snatch of dialogue.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Slang A kidnapping.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The act of snatching; a quick grasp or grab.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Vulgar Slang The vulva.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-transitive
To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To grasp or seize illicitly.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-intransitive
To make grasping or seizing motions: snatched at the lamp cord.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To seize or take suddenly without permission, ceremony, or right .
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To take or grasp abruptly or hastily .
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To attempt to seize something suddenly.
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