Snatch

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The handle of a scythe; a snead.

II. Snatch ·noun To seize and transport away; to Rap.

III. Snatch ·noun A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.

IV. Snatch ·noun A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.

V. Snatch ·noun A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.

VI. Snatch ·noun To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

VII. Snatch ·vi To attempt to seize something suddenly; to Catch;

— often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.