Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb snatch_up
1 sense of snatch up
Sense 1
snatch, snatch up, snap -- (to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone")
=> seize, prehend, clutch -- (take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals")