The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - snatchv.

1) grab, grasp, seize, clasp, clutch, pluck, take (hold of) , catch, lay hold of, wrest, latch on to, capture, snap up, win, get, lay or get one's hands on: The thief snatched her purse and ran away. One must snatch every available opportunity for happiness. 2) Chiefly US kidnap, abduct: They snatched the kid and are holding him for ransom. 3) save, rescue, deliver, remove: At the very last moment, we were snatched from the jaws of death. --n. 4) grab, clutch, grasp: He made a snatch for her necklace, but she managed to duck out of the way. 5) scrap, bit, fragment, snippet, segment, morsel, specimen, sample: We were able to hear only brief snatches of their conversation through the closed door.