snatch

/snætʃ/ v [T]

Definition

› to take hold of something suddenly and without warning: [M] They snatched up their coats and hats and ran outside. Somebody snatched her purse when she wasn’t looking. › To snatch something is to do it in the short amount of time available: We rushed in and snatched the best seats we could get.

(Definition of snatch v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)