Definition
• | To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. |
• | To seize and transport away; to rap. |
• | To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope. |
• | A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. |
• | A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. |
• | A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. |
• | The handle of a scythe; a snead. |