snatch

About 1.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To grasp and remove quickly.

   He snatched up the phone.

2. verb To attempt to seize something suddenly.

   to snatch at a rope

3. verb To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.

   to snatch a kiss

4. verb To steal.

   Someone has just snatched my purse!

5. verb To take (a victory) at the last moment.
6. verb To do something quickly in the limited time available.

   He snatched a sandwich before catching the train.

7. noun A quick grab or catch.

   The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.

8. noun A short period.

Similar words

grab catch snap nobble abduct kidnap snatch up seize wrest pluck

Often followed by

the a of it at up from away them her

Word family

snatched snatcher snatchers snatches snatching