Snarl

and n. See under Snare. Snatch, snach, [snatched (snacht). snatching. To seize hastily, abruptly, or without permi ion or ceremony; to seize and transport away; to twitch, pluck, pull, catch, grasp, gripe. — n. A hasty catch or seizing; a catching at or attempt to seize suddenly; a short period of vigorous action; a small piece, fragment, or quantity. [Scot, snak, a dog's snatch or snap of the jaws, "D. snakken, to gasp, desire, LG. snakken, to chatter, — e. move the jaws; snap.] — Snatch'er, n. — Snatch-' block, n. {Nant.) A kind of block used in ships, having an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope.