3 entries under this word
v. t. [imp. & p. p. SNATCHED (snăcht); p. pr. & vb. n. SNATCHING.] [O. & Prov. Eng. snack, to snatch. See SNACK, n.]
Sense 1. To seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a kiss.
When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. Pope.
Sense 2. To seize and transport away; to rap. “Snatch me to heaven.” Thomson.
Synonyms—To twitch; pluck; pull; catch; grasp; gripe.
v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch.
Nay, the ladies too will be snatching. Shak.
n. 1. A hasty catch or seizing.
Sense 2. A catching at or attempt to seize suddenly.
Sense 3. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
They move by fits and snatches. Wilkins.
Sense 4. A small piece, fragment, or quantity.
We have often little snatches of sunshine. Spectator.
Sense 5. A shuffling or evasive answer. [Rare.]
Leave your snatches; yield me a direct answer. Shak.
Sense 6. A hasty repast. [Scot.]