Snatch meaning

What does “snatch” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“snatch” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a small fragment.

snatch

a small fragment
“overheard snatches of their conversation”
Synonymsbit
obscene terms for female genitals
Synonymscunt puss pussy slit twat
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
Synonymskidnapping
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”
Synonymscatch grab snap

to grasp hastily or eagerly
“Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone”
Synonymssnatch 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”
Synonymskidnap nobble abduct

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University