1. Noun
To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
2. Noun
To seize and transport away; to rap.
3. Verb
To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
4. Noun
A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.
5. Noun
A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
6. Noun
A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.
7. Noun
The handle of a scythe; a snead.
8. Noun
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
Vocabulary classified under Law
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