Snatch

1. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.
2. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
3. To seize and transport away; to rap.
4. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
5. The handle of a scythe; a snead.
6. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
7. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.