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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 › englishSNAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     SNAP meaning: 1. to cause something that is thin to break...

   • Znaczenie Snap, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SNAP definicja: 1. to cause something that is thin to break...

   • Snap: French Translation

     SNAP translate: (se) casser (avec un bruit sec),...

   • Snap Election

     SNAP ELECTION definition: 1. in some countries, an election...

   • Snap: Russian Translation

     SNAP translate: ломать(ся), отламывать(ся) с треском ,...

   • Snap Spanish Translation

     SNAP translate: romper, romperse, quebrar, quebrarse,...

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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.

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

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   • [transitive, intransitive] to break something suddenly with a sharp noise; to be broken in this way. snap something The wind had snapped the tree in two.
   • [transitive, intransitive] (informal) to take a photograph. snap something A passing tourist snapped the incident. snap (away) She seemed oblivious to the crowds of photographers snapping away.
   • [intransitive, transitive] to move, or to move something, into a particular position quickly, especially with a sudden sharp noise. + adj. The lid snapped shut.
   • [transitive, intransitive] to speak or say something in an impatient, usually angry, voice. + speech ‘Don't just stand there,’ she snapped. snap (at somebody) I was tempted to snap back angrily at him.

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

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSNAP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › snapSnap - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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."