snatch

Meanings

• a small fragment
  • "overheard snatches of their conversation"
• obscene terms for female genitals
• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
• the act of catching an object with the hands
  • "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"
• to grasp hastily or eagerly
  • "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
• to make grasping motions
  • "the cat snatched at the butterflies"
• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Synonyms

abduct, bit, catch, cunt, grab, kidnap, kidnapping, nobble, puss, pussy, slit, snap, snatch up, twat