snatch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: snatch	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for snatch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snatch n a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" Synonym(s): snatch, bit obscene terms for female genitals Synonym(s): cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment Synonym(s): kidnapping, snatch a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion 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" Synonym(s): catch, grab, snatch, snap v to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" Synonym(s): snatch, snatch up, snap to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies" take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" Synonym(s): kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snatch \Snatch\, v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snatch \Snatch\, n. 1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. 2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. --Tusser. They move by fits and snatches. --Bp. Wilkins. 3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. We have often little snatches of sunshine. --Spectator. Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snatch \Snatch\, n. [Cf. AS. sn[c6][?]an to cut, to mow, sn[?]d a bite, bit snip.] The handle of a scythe; a snead. [Variously written in England {snead}, {sneed}, {sneath}, {sneeth}, {snathe}, etc.; in Scotland written {sned}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snatch \Snatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snatching}.] [OE. snachen, snechen; akin to D. snakken to gasp, to long (for), to desire. Cf. {Snack}, n., {Sneck}.] 1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. --Pope. 2. To seize and transport away; to rap. [bd]Snatch me to heaven.[b8] --Thomson. Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.