snatch

Noun

• 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 motion
    

• 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
    

Verb

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • The industrialist's son was kidnapped
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  catch , grab , snap , kidnapping , cunt , puss , pussy , slit , twat , bit , kidnap , nobble , abduct , snatch up