SNATCH AT STH


Meaning of SNATCH AT STH in English

1.

to try to take hold of sth with your hands :

He snatched at the steering wheel but I pushed him away.

2.

to take an opportunity to do sth :

We snatched at every moment we could be together.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.