Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)snatch, bita small fragment“overheard snatches of their conversation” (n)kidnapping, snatch(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment (n)snatcha weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion (n)catch, grab, snatch, snapthe 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” Verbs
(v)snatch, snatch up, snapto grasp hastily or eagerly“Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone” (v)snatchto make grasping motions“the cat snatched at the butterflies” (v)kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatchtake away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom“The industrialist's son was kidnapped”