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Snatch (Verb)

Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The young actress was grabbed by unknown assailants who attempted to snatch her from her car in broad daylight.
In a shocking turn of events, the reclusive millionaire was snatch from his LA mansion and held for ransom.
The parents' worst nightmare is for their child to be snatch from the park or mall while they're distracted.
Local police warned parents of the potential kidnapping threat and urged them to be vigilant, as an attempt to snatch a child had been reported in the area recently.
She claimed to have overheard a group conspiring to snatch the businessman from his office building that evening.

To grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The excited fan managed to snatch the singer's autograph from the crowded festival.
She snatched the phone from her bedside table to answer the early morning call.
The powerful magnet started to snatch the metal objects off the workbench one by one.
In a heated argument, the owner snatched the microphone from the interrupting protester.
The thief quickly snatched the wallet from the distracted tourist's pocket in the busy street.

To make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The toddler snatched at the air, trying to catch a bubble.
The child snatched wildly at the elusive balloon.
A bird snatched food from its mother's beak.
As I walked through the garden, a butterfly flitted about, and I snatched at it playfully.
The quick cat snatched at the kitten's tail, causing it to pounce away defensively.