snatch

Definitions of snatch in various dictionaries:

noun - a small fragment

noun - obscene terms for female genitals

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

noun - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

noun - the act of catching an object with the hands

verb - to grasp hastily or eagerly

verb - to make grasping motions

verb - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly.

To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter’s head.

To make grasping or seizing motions: snatched at the lamp cord.

The act of snatching; a quick grasp or grab.

A brief period of time: “At the end we preferred to travel all night,/Sleeping in snatches” (T.

A small amount; a bit or fragment: a snatch of dialogue.

Slang.

A lift in weightlifting in which the weight is raised in one uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter’s head.

verb - to seize suddenly