■ verb seize quickly and deftly.
↘ informal steal or kidnap by seizing suddenly.
↘quickly secure or obtain.
■ noun
1》 an act of ~ing.
2》 a fragment of music or talk.
3》 Weightlifting the rapid raising of a weight from the floor to above the head in one movement.
4》 vulgar slang a woman's genitals.
Derivatives
~er noun
~y adjective
Origin
ME sna(c)che (v.) 'suddenly snap at', (n.) 'a snare'; perh. related to snack .