snatch up vs take hold

snatch up and take hold both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snatch up	No	No	Yes	No
take hold	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take hold is a hypernym of snatch up; that is, take hold is a word with a broader meaning than snatch up:

Other hypernyms of snatch up include clutch, prehend, seize, take hold of.

snatch up (verb)	take hold (verb)
to grasp hastily or eagerly	take into your hands deliberately
	assume control