SNATCHING definition: 1. present participle of snatch 2. to take hold of something suddenly and roughly: 3. to take…. Learn more.

The meaning of SNATCH is to attempt to seize something suddenly.

Synonyms for SNATCHING: theft, grab, swiping, heist, pinch, mugging, rip-off, burglary; Antonyms of SNATCHING: missing, releasing, discharging, freeing, dropping, liberating, loosening, unhanding

SNATCH definition: 1. to take hold of something suddenly and roughly: 2. to take something or someone away by force…. Learn more.

When you snatch something, you grab it — either literally or figuratively. You might eagerly snatch the TV remote or your best friend's idea. Snatching can be nasty. You might snatch a lost balloon before it gets away, or snatch your cat before he can escape the room.

noun: (= act of snatching) arrebatamiento; (informal) (= theft) robo, hurto; (= kidnapping) secuestro [...]

to take, get, secure, etc., suddenly or hastily. He snatched the baby from the fire. Slang. to kidnap. the act or an instance of snatching. He made a snatch as if to stop her. snatches of …