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snatch

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  1. take                  
 
1. snatch \'snach\ vb [ME snacchen to give a sudden snap, seize; akin to MD 
   snacken to sn]ap at : to attempt to seize something suddenly  1: to grasp 
   abruptly or hastily  2: to seize or grab suddenly without permission, 
   ceremony, or right  - snatch.er n
2. snatch n 1a: a snatching at or of something  slang  1b: KIDNAPPING  2: a 
   brief opportune period  3: smomething brief, fragmentary, or hurried