[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp:He snatched the old lady's purse and ran.", "to take, get, secure, etc., suddenly or hastily.", "to rescue or save by prompt action:He snatched the baby from the fire.", "Slang.to kidnap."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act or an instance of snatching.", "a sudden motion to seize something; grab:He made a snatch as if to stop her.", "a bit, scrap, or fragment of something:snatches of conversation.", "a brief spell of effort, activity, or any experience:to work in snatches.", "Nautical.a sheave or projecting member serving as a fairlead.", "a brief period of time.", "Slang.an act of kidnapping.", "Slang: Vulgar.vulva; vagina.", "Weightlifting.a lift in which the barbell is brought in a single motion from the floor to an arms-extended position overhead."]}]