Snatching

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to
        heaven." --Thomson.
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     Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.
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