Snatch, v. i. To attempt to seize
something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to
snatch at a rope.
Snatch (?), n. 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.
Shak.Snatch (?), v. 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,
n., 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.