Snatch \Snatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Snatching.]

[OE. snachen, snechen; akin to D. snakken to gasp, to long (for), to desire. Cf. Snack, n., Sneck.]

1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. --Pope.

2. To seize and transport away; to rap. ``Snatch me to heaven.'' --Thomson.

Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)