What is "snatch"

Snatch \Snatch\, v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.

Snatch \Snatch\, 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.

Snatch \Snatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Snatching.] [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. ``Snatch me to heaven.''
   --Thomson.

   Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.

c.1300, "a trap, snare," from snatch (v.). Meaning "a sudden grab" is from 1570s; that of "a small amount" is from 1590s. Sense in weight-lifting is from 1928. Vulgar slang sense of "vulva" is recorded by 1903, perhaps 1864; a much older venereal sense was "sexual intercourse quickly performed" (1580s).

early 13c., "make a sudden snap or bite" (at something), of uncertain origin; perhaps from an unrecorded Old English *snæccan or Middle Dutch snacken "to snatch, chatter." Compare snack (n.). Meaning "lay hold of suddenly" is from early 14c.; especially "take from someone's hands" (1580s). Weight-lifting sense is attested from 1928. Related: Snatched; snatching.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A quick grab or catch. 2 (context weightlifting English) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. 3 A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation. 4 (context vulgar slang English) A vulv

1. v

2. 1 To grasp quickly. 2 To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch. 3 To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony. 4 To grasp and remove quickly. 5 To steal. 6 (by extension) To take a victory at the last moment. Etymology 2

   n. The handle of a scythe; a snead.

1. v. to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: snatch up, snap]

2. to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"

3. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: kidnap, nobble, abduct]

1. n. a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: bit]

2. obscene terms for female genitals [syn: cunt, puss, pussy, slit, twat]

3. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment [syn: kidnapping]

4. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

5. the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: catch, grab, snap]

Snatch may refer to:

• Snatch (film), a movie
• A slang term for the vagina, derogatory
• Snatch (weightlifting), one of two events in Olympic weight lifting
• Snatch theft, a type of crime
• USS Snatch (ARS-27), a ship
• Snatch Land Rover, a paramilitary vehicle
• Anagrams, a word game
• An album by Howie B

Snatch (stylised as snatch.) is a 2000 British crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter ( Jason Statham) who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster ( Alan Ford) who is ready and willing to have his subordinates carry out severe and sadistic acts of violence.

The film features an assortment of characters, including Irish Traveller Mickey O'Neil ( Brad Pitt), referred to as a " pikey", arms-dealer Boris "the Blade" Yurinov ( Rade Šerbedžija), professional thief and gambling addict Franky "Four-Fingers" ( Benicio del Toro), American gangster-jeweller Abraham Denovitz known as "Cousin Avi" ( Dennis Farina), and bounty hunter Bullet-Tooth Tony ( Vinnie Jones). It is also distinguished by a kinetic direction and editing style, a circular plot featuring numerous ironic twists of chance and causality, and a fast pace.

The film shares themes, ideas and motifs with Ritchie's first film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It is also filmed in the same visual style and features many of the same actors, including Jones, Statham, and Ford.

The snatch is the first of two lifts contested in the sport of weightlifting (also known as olympic weightlifting) followed by the clean and jerk. The objective of the snatch is to lift the barbell from the ground to overhead in one continuous motion. There are four main styles of snatch used: squat snatch (or full snatch), split snatch, power snatch, and muscle snatch. The squat snatch and split snatch are the most common styles used in competition while power snatch and muscle snatch are mostly used for training purposes. In the squat snatch, the lifter lifts the bar as high as possible and pulls themselves under it in a squat position, receiving the bar overhead with the arms straight, decreasing the necessary height of the bar, therefore increasing the amount of weight that the lifter may successfully lift. In the split snatch, the lifter lifts the bar as high as possible and pulls themselves under the bar similar to the squat snatch but in the split snatch the lifter "splits" their legs, placing one foot in front of them and one behind, allowing themselves to receive the bar lower as in the squat snatch. The split snatch has become much less common with the increased popularity of the squat snatch but is occasionally performed by some lifters. In the power snatch, the lifter lifts the barbell as high as possible and receives the bar overhead with only a slight bend in the knee and hip, increasing the height that the bar must be lifted and decreasing the amount of weight that may be successfully lifted. In the muscle snatch, the lifter lifts the bar all the way overhead with arms locked out and the hip and knee fully extended.