verb
snatches; snatched; snatching
[+ obj] to take (something) quickly or eagerly
to take (something or someone) suddenly from a person or place often by using force
snatch at
[phrasal verb]
snatch at (something) :to grab or try to grab (something) quickly or eagerly
noun
plural snatches
[count] :a small part of something - usually + of
in snatches
for short periods of time