Snatch — Defs

01 v. t. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

imp. & p. p. Snatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Snatching

1.
To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
“When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.” — Pope.
2.
To seize and transport away; to rap.

Syn. To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.

02 v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.

1.
To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.

03 n. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.

1.
A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.
2.
A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
“They move by fits and snatches.” — Bp. Wilkins.
3.
A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.
“We have often little snatches of sunshine.” — Spectator.

“Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer.” — Shak.