Definition of snatch

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