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Webster 1913 Edition

Snatch

Snatch

,
Verb.
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
,
Noun.
,
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.
“Snatch me to heaven.”
Thomson.
Syn. – To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.

Snatch

,
Verb.
I.
To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; – often with at;
as, to
snatch
at a rope
.

Snatch

,
Noun.
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.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Snatch

SNATCH

,
Verb.
T.
pret. and pp. snatched or snacht.
1.
To seize hastily or abruptly. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.
2.
To seize without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a kiss.
3.
To seize and transport away; as, snatch me to heaven.

SNATCH

,
Verb.
I.
To catch at; to attempt to seize suddenly. Nay, the ladies too will be snatching. He shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry. Is. 9.

SNATCH

, n.
1.
A hasty catch or seizing.
2.
A catching at or attempt to seize suddenly.
3.
A short fit of vigorous action; as a snatch as weeding after a shower.
4.
A broken or interrupted action; a short fit or turn. They move by fits and snatches. We have often little snatches of sunshine.
5.
A shuffling answer. [Little used.]

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