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verb

Snatch v. t. (past & past part. snatched; pres. part. snatching)

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."

To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to heaven."

Synonyms: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.

Snatch v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.

noun

Snatch n.

A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.

A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. "They move by fits and snatches."

A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap. "We have often little snatches of sunshine." "Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer."

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Etymology of 'Snatch'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Snatch" Quotes from Famous Books

... the houses had been guarded by a man armed with a campilan at night, the children would be mysteriously missing in the morning. It was evidently, said the priest, the work of devils. A big hand had been seen to snatch one of the children from its parent's arms; and under the houses of those afflicted could be seen a weird fire glowing in the dead ...

— The Great White Tribe in Filipinia • Paul T. Gilbert

... there no help—no preventive? Yes, there is. Behold the angelic band; hail, ye virtuous daughters; worthy of your virtuous mothers, come forward and tread in their steps. Snatch these little ones from the whirling vortex; bring them to a place of safety; teach them to know their Father, God: tell them of their Saviour's love; lead them through the history of his life; mark to them the example he set, the precepts he recorded ...

— The Power of Faith - Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. • Isabella Graham

... faith of the simple-minded no longer sufficed; if one ran the risk of going astray in wishing to turn back, would it become necessary to close the Grotto, to preach other efforts, other sufferings? However, his compassion revolted at that thought. No, no! it would be a crime to snatch their dream of Heaven from those poor creatures who suffered either in body or in mind, and who only found relief in kneeling yonder amidst the splendour of tapers and the soothing repetition of hymns. He had not taken the murderous course of undeceiving ...

— The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete - Lourdes, Rome and Paris • Emile Zola

... but on the evening of Mrs. Roland's silver wedding Jeanette succeeded in persuading him to take a glass, in honor of the occasion. I watched Belle's face and it was a perfect study, every nerve seemed quivering with intense anxiety. Once I think she reached out her hand unconsciously as if to snatch away the glass, and when at last he yielded I saw the light fade from her eyes, a deadly pallor overspread her cheek, and I thought at one time she was about to faint, but she did not, and only laid her head upon her side as if to allay a ...

— Sowing and Reaping • Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

... of the same nature. It finally became an understood thing that Geoffrey should pass nearly all of the time he could snatch from business, with women of this class. If I questioned him, he would laugh rudely, and ask me how I ...

— Clemence - The Schoolmistress of Waveland • Retta Babcock

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