Main entry: grab, catch, snatch, snap
Definition: the act of catching an object with the hands
Usage: Mays made the catch with his back to the plate; he made a grab for the ball before it landed; Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away; the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
Main entry: snatch
Definition: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
Main entry: snatch, kidnapping
Definition: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
Main entry: puss, pussy, snatch, slit, twat, cunt
Definition: obscene terms for female genitals
Definition: a small fragment
Usage: overheard snatches of their conversation
Main entry: snatch
Definition: to make grasping motions
Usage: the cat snatched at the butterflies
Main entry: snatch, snatch up, snap
Definition: to grasp hastily or eagerly
Usage: Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
Main entry: abduct, snatch, nobble, kidnap
Definition: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Usage: The industrialist's son was kidnapped