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- DictionarySnap/snap/
verb
- 1. break or cause to break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound: "guitar strings kept snapping"
- 2. (of an animal) make a sudden audible bite: "a dog was snapping at his heels"
noun
- 1. a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement: "she closed her purse with a snap"
- 2. a hurried, irritable tone or manner: "“I'm still waiting,” he said with a snap"
adjective
- 1. done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice: "a snap judgment"
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.
Snapped definition: broken suddenly and with a sharp cracking sound. See examples of SNAPPED used in a sentence.
1. To make a brisk sharp cracking sound: "Logs snapped in the grate"(James Fox). 2. To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound. 3. a. To give way abruptly under pressure or tension: With so many people crowding onto the platform, its supports snapped. b.
(Definition of snapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(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.
to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound: You'll snap that ruler if you bend it too far. snap something off Some vandal's snapped off my car aerial again. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to break. break I didn't mean to break your phone. fracture Last year he fractured his skull.
to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped. to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject.
If something snaps or if you snap it, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp cracking noise. He shifted his weight and a twig snapped. American English : snap / ˈsnæp /
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.
SNAP meaning: 1 : to break quickly with a short, sharp sound; 2 : to move into a specified position with a short, sharp sound
