transitive. With double object: to deprive (a person) of (a possession or quality) by force; to take (a thing or person) from (a person) by force. Obs…

To snatch away (a possession); to remove or take away by violence. Obsolete.

To seize or snatch away.

To seize and appropriate as plunder or spoil; to seize upon or take away (a thing) forcibly or… transitive. With from, †into, †out of, †to, or…

transitive. To take or snatch (a thing, occasionally a person) from a person or thing; to take away, out, up, etc. Also figurative. Obsolete (archaic…

transitive. To seize and take away (a thing, or occasionally a person); to snatch or carry away; to take possession of. Also in extended use. Now rare…

transitive. spec. To take or steal (a possession) from a person or nation by force; (also, chiefly in early use) to remove (a quality, attribute…

transitive. To take away (esp. property) by force; to seize or divide as spoil; to carry off as prey. Also with away. Now rare.

transitive. To take away forcibly or with violence; to wrest from a person. Obsolete.

To remove forcibly, take away. Obsolete.

To remove suddenly from this world or life. Used in passive and frequently with away and from.

transitive. To take away by force. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To obtain from a reluctant person by violence, torture, intimidation, or abuse of legal… In literal sense: To wrest (a material object)…

transitive. Of an animal, bird, etc.: to seize (prey) with claws or talons; to swoop down on and grab. to pounce away: to spring upon and carry…

transitive. To snatch away, carry off.