snatch

1. n. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. Source: opted

2. n. To seize and transport away; to rap. Source: opted

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

4. n. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. Source: opted

5. n. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. Source: opted

6. n. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. Source: opted

7. n. The handle of a scythe; a snead. Source: opted

8. n. a small fragment Source: wordnet

9. n. obscene terms for female genitals Source: wordnet

10. n. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment Source: wordnet

11. n. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion Source: wordnet

12. n. the act of catching an object with the hands Source: wordnet

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