snatch
Cross references: 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