snatchv. t.[OE. snachen, snechen; akin to D. snakken to gasp, to long (for), to desire. Cf. Snack, n., Sneck.]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.(Thomson.)()v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.()()n.1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.()2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.(Tusser.)They move by fits and snatches. (Bp. Wilkins.)3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.()We have often little snatches of sunshine. (Spectator.)Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. (Shak.)