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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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   What does snap mean?

   • "Snap!" is what you say in the game of snap when two cards of the same value have been played. Snap! We're wearing the same shirts! [ I ] High winds caused some power lines to snap, and we lost our electricity. fig. People who snap suddenly lose control of their behavior when they experience very strong emotions:

   SNAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does snap mean in a sentence?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of SNAP is to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth. How to use snap in a sentence.

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   Is snap a noun or a verb?

   • The verb snap is useful for many things that make a similar sharp sound, like when you snap your lunchbox shut, snap your fingers, or snap a whip. An animal's quick, strong bite is also a snap. As a noun, it can mean "fastener" or "the sound of a snap."

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   What is a snap adverb?

   • She gripped the pipe with both hands, trying to snap it in half. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] Snap is also a noun. Every minute or so I could hear a snap, a crack and a crash as another tree went down. If you snap something into a particular position, or if it snaps into that position, it moves quickly into that position, with a sharp sound.

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   snap: [verb] to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth. to grasp at something eagerly : make a pounce or snatch.

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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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   Snap definition: to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. . See examples of SNAP used in a sentence.

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   To suffer a physical or mental breakdown, especially while under stress: feared that the troops would snap from fatigue. 4. To bring the jaws briskly together, often with a clicking sound; bite. 5. To take up something suddenly and eagerly; snatch or grasp: snap at a chance to go to China. 6.

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   32 meanings: 1. to break or cause to break suddenly, esp with a sharp sound 2. to make or cause to make a sudden sharp cracking.... Click for more definitions.

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   SNAP definition: 1. If something long and thin snaps, it breaks making a short, loud sound, and if you snap it, you…. Learn more.

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   Oh, snap! When something snaps, it breaks or separates suddenly, often with a cracking sound. A snap can also be a fastener on clothes. And if you like a song, you can snap your fingers to the beat or snap a selfie of yourself dancing.