snatch

A quick grab or catch.

“The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning.”

A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.

A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.

“I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window.”

The vulva.

A brief period of exertion.

A catching of the voice.

A hasty snack; a bite to eat.

A quibble.

To grasp and remove quickly.

“He snatched up the phone.”

To attempt to seize something suddenly.

“to snatch at a rope”

To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.

“to snatch a kiss”

To steal.

“Someone has just snatched my purse!”

(by extension) To take (a victory) at the last moment.

To do something quickly in the limited time available.

“He snatched a glimpse of her while her mother had her back turned.”