Definitions of snatch [ætʃ]

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Definition of 'snatch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) snatch
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usu. fol. by at).

2. (v.t.) snatch
to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp:
He snatched the woman's purse and ran.

3.  snatch
to take, pull, etc., suddenly or hastily.

4.  snatch
Slang. to kidnap.

5. (n.) snatch
an act or instance of snatching.

6.  snatch
a sudden motion to seize something.

7.  snatch
a bit, scrap, or fragment of something:
snatches of conversation.

8.  snatch
a brief spell of effort or activity:
to work in snatches.

9.  snatch
Slang. an act of kidnapping.

10.  snatch
Weightlifting. a lift in which the barbell is brought in a single motion from the floor to an arms-extended position overhead.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME snacche (n.), snacchen (v.))

Definition of 'snatch'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) snatch, bit
a small fragment
"overheard snatches of their conversation"

2. (noun) cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat
obscene terms for female genitals

3. (noun) kidnapping, snatch
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

4. (noun) snatch
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

5. (verb) catch, grab, snatch, snap
the act of catching an object with the hands
"Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"

6. (verb) snatch, snatch up, snap
to grasp hastily or eagerly
"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

7. (verb) snatch
to make grasping motions
"the cat snatched at the butterflies"

8. (verb) kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
"The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

Definition of 'snatch'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) snatch
to take sth out of sb's hand too quickly
He snatched the bag right out of her hands.

Definition of 'snatch'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) snatch
to take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss

2. (noun) snatch
to seize and transport away; to rap

3. (noun) snatch
a hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly

4. (noun) snatch
a short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower

5. (noun) snatch
a small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap

6. (noun) snatch
the handle of a scythe; a snead

7. (verb) snatch
to attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope

Translation of 'snatch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (try to) seize or grab suddenly The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.
Afrikaans: gryp	Arabic: يَخْتَطِف	Bulgarian: грабвам
Brazilian: arrebatar	Czech: chňapnout, vytrhnout	German: schnappen
Danish: snuppe	Greek: αρπάζω, βουτάω κτ. ξαφνικ	Spanish: arrebatar, arrancar, coge
Estonian: kahmama	Farsi: چنگ اندازي كردن	Finnish: siepata
French: s'emparer brusquement de	Hebrew: לַחֲטוֹף	Hindi: छीनना, झपटना
Croatian: zgrabiti,ščepati	Hungarian: megkaparint	Indonesian: merenggutkan
Icelandic: hrifsa	Italian: afferrare	Japanese: ひっつかむ
Korean: 잡아채다	Lithuanian: pastverti	Latvian: pakampt; paķert
Malay: merampas	Dutch: grissen	Norwegian: nappe, rive til seg, triv
Polish: capnąć, porwać	Persian: چنگ اندازي كردن	Pashto: الوزول، غوټه كول: چورول،
Portuguese: arrebatar	Romanian: a apuca, aînşfăca	Russian: хватать, вырывать
Slovak: chňapnúť, vytrhnúť	Slovenian: hlastniti po	Serbian: oteti
Swedish: rycka till sig, nappaåt s	Thai: คว้า	Turkish: kapmak, kapmayaçalışmak
Taiwanese: 搶奪，攫取	Ukrainian: хапати(ся)	Urdu: چھین لینا، جھپٹ لینا
Vietnamese: vồ, chộp lấy	Chinese: 抢夺，攫取
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