Overview of noun snatch

The noun snatch has 5 senses

• snatch, bit -- (a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation")


• cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat -- (obscene terms for female genitals)


• kidnapping, snatch -- ((law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment)


• snatch -- (a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion)


• catch, grab, snatch, snap -- (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")

Overview of verb snatch

The verb snatch has 3 senses

• snatch, snatch up, snap -- (to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone")


• snatch -- (to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies")


• kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch -- (take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped")