| noun | a small fragment “overheard snatches of their conversation” |
| noun | obscene terms for female genitals |
| noun | (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment |
| noun | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion |
| noun | the act of catching an object with the hands “Mays made the catch with his back to the plate” |
| verb | to grasp hastily or eagerly “Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone” |
| verb | to make grasping motions “the cat snatched at the butterflies” |
| verb | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom “The industrialist's son was kidnapped” |
| kidnap | verb | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
| snatch | verb | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
| catch | verb | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of |
| grab | verb | get hold of or seize quickly and easily |
| snap | verb | to grasp hastily or eagerly |
| snatch | noun | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| snatcher | noun | a thief who grabs and runs |
| snap | noun | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| kidnapper | noun | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) |
| kidnapping | noun | (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment |
| kidnaper | noun | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) |
| abduction | noun | the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife |
| abductor | noun | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) |