Snatch v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snatched p. pr. & vb. n. Snatching.]
1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. --Pope.
2. To seize and transport away; to rap. “Snatch me to heaven.”
Syn: -- To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.