The Meaning of snatch

• (n.) To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
• (n.) To seize and transport away; to rap.
• (v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
• (n.) A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.
• (n.) A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
• (n.) A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.
• (n.) The handle of a scythe; a snead.

Synonyms

Twitch , pluck , pull , catch , grasp , gripe , clutch.

Antonyms

Unclutch , restore , unhand , release.

Rhymes

attach , bache , batch , brach , bratsch , catch , cratch , detach , dispatch , drach , flach , fratch , gach , gatch , hach , hatch , krach , lach , lache , latch , latsch , mache , match , matsch , mismatch , natch , overmatch , patch , potlatch , ratch , reattach , rematch , scratch , slatch , smatch , stach , tache , tatsch , thach , thatch , tkach , unattach , vlach