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   snap

   /snap/

   verb

   • 1. break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound: "guitar strings kept snapping" Similar breakbreak in/into twofracturesplinterseparatecome apartpartsplitcrackinformal:bustOpposite hold
   • ▪ emit a sudden, sharp cracking sound: "banners snapping in the breeze" Similar crackflickclickcrackleflutterwaveflapquivervibrate
   • ▪ move or alter with a brisk movement and typically a sharp sound: "Rosa snapped her bag shut"
   • 2. (of an animal) make a sudden audible bite: "a dog was snapping at his heels" Similar bitegnash its teethtry to bitetry to nip
   • 3. suddenly lose one's self-control: "she claims she snapped after years of violence" Similar lose one's self-controlcrackfreakfreak outget overwroughtgo to piecesget hystericalget worked upflare upinformal:crack uplose one's coolblow one's topfly off the handlethrow a wobbly
   • ▪ say something quickly and irritably: "McIllvanney snapped at her" Similar say/speak roughlysay/speak brusquelysay/speak nastilysay/speak abruptlysay/speak angrilybarksnarlgrowlflinghurllash out atretortrejoinriposteretaliatesnap backround on someoneinformal:jump down someone's throatfly off the handle at
   • 4. take a snapshot of: "he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife" Similar photographtake/get a photograph/photo oftake someone's picture/phototake/get a picture ofpicturetake/get a snapshot/snap oftakeshoottake/get a shot oftake a likeness ofrecordfilmcapture/record on film/celluloid
   • 5. put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement: "time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement: "she closed her purse with a snap" Similar clickcrackpopclinktickreportsmackwhackcrackle
   • ▪ vigour or liveliness of style or action; zest: "the snap of the dialogue" Similar dynamismlifegoenergyspiritvigourvigorousnesslivelinesssparklevivacityvitalitysprightlinessforceforcefulnessdrivestrengthanimationvervepanacheelanenthusiasmexuberancegustobriozestbiteinformal:oomphpizzazzzingzipfeistinessOpposite inertialethargy
   • 2. a hurried, irritable tone or manner: "‘I'm still waiting,’ he said with a snap"
   • 3. a snapshot: "holiday snaps" Similar photographpicturephotoshotsnapshotlikenessimageportraitstudyprintslidetransparencynegativepositiveplatefilmbromideframeexposurestillproofenprintenlargement
   • 4. a card game in which cards from two piles are turned over simultaneously and players call ‘snap’ as quickly as possible when two similar cards are exposed. British
   • ▪ said when similar objects turn up or two similar events take place: "‘Snap!’ They looked at each other's ties with a smile"
   • 5. a sudden brief spell of cold or otherwise distinctive weather: "a cold snap" Similar periodspelltimeintervalseasonstretchruninformal:patchspot
   • 6. food, especially food taken to work to be eaten during a break. Northern English
   • 7. an easy task: informal North American "a control panel that makes operation a snap"
   • 8. a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play.
   • 9. a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together; a press stud: North American "a black cloth jacket with a lot of snaps and attachments"

   adjective

   • 1. done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice: "a snap decision"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the senses ‘make a sudden audible bite’ and ‘quick sharp biting sound’): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen ‘seize’; partly imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. snappable adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNAPPED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (Definition of snapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of snapped. snapped. These disturbances result in snapped trunks and uprooted trees which create gaps in the forest canopy that allow light to penetrate into the understorey. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › snappedSnapped Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth. fish snapping at the bait. b. : to grasp at something eagerly : make a pounce or snatch. snap at any chance. 2. : to utter sharp biting words : bark out irritable or peevish retorts.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SNAP definition: 1. to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   Snapped definition: broken suddenly and with a sharp cracking sound. See examples of SNAPPED used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › snappedSnapped - definition of snapped by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To snatch at with the teeth or mouth; bite: The turtle snapped the lettuce from my hand. 2. To pull apart or break with a snapping sound.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySNAPPED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (Definition of snapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of snapped. snapped. For half an hour, as she tried to shoo them away, a pack of pit bulls snarled and snapped at her metal door. From Los Angeles Times.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsnap verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to move, or to move something, into a particular position quickly, especially with a sudden sharp noise. + adj. The lid snapped shut. His eyes snapped open. + adv./prep. He snapped to attention and saluted. The plastic pieces snap together to make a replica of a dinosaur. snap something + adj. She snapped the bag shut.

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › snapSNAP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   to address or interrupt (a person) quickly and sharply. to say or utter (words, a command, a retort, etc.) in a quick, sharp manner: to snap complaints. to break suddenly, especially with a cracking sound: to snap a stick in half. to take a photograph of, especially quickly.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSNAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    If you snap your fingers, you make a sharp sound by moving your middle finger quickly across your thumb, for example in order to accompany music or to order someone to do something. She had millions of listeners snapping their fingers to her first single. [VERB noun] He snapped his fingers, and Wilson produced a sheet of paper. [VERB noun]

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSNAPPED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    She quivered on the gallery floor as rough hands held her down and something cold and hard was snapped around her neck. Stephanie saw the photograph of Irina that she'd held; the frame snapped, the print torn in half. Now, lying on the floor, drenched in sweat, my head a sandstorm of emotion, I know that I've snapped.