snatch

snatch1 [ snætʃ ] verb transitive *

1. ) to pull or take something away quickly:

Katherine angrily snatched her hand out of his grasp.

Her brother snatched the letter and tore it open.

a ) to quickly steal something from someone:

Someone snatched my bag on the train.

b ) to quickly take a person away, usually by force:

A newborn baby was snatched from a hospital ward.

2. ) to take the opportunity to do something quickly:

They managed to snatch a few hours' sleep.

I snatched a glance at my watch.

3. ) to manage to get something that you almost did not get:

They snatched victory with a goal in the last minute.

snatch something from someone's grasp

to manage to prevent someone from getting something

snatch

snatch 2 [ snætʃ ] noun count

1. ) a short piece of something that you hear:

snatch of: a few snatches of conversation

a ) a short period of time when you manage to do something such as sleep:

She slept in snatches through the day.

2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM an act of stealing something or taking someone away by force

3. ) OFFENSIVE an offensive word for a woman's VAGINA (=sex organ)