• the 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
• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
• obscene terms for female genitals
• a small fragment; "overheard Snatches of their conversation"
• to make grasping motions; "the cat Snatched at the butterflies"
• to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog Snatched the ham bone"
• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist''s son was kidnapped"

'Snatch' in other languages