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   Snap

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   verb

   • 1. break or cause to 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
   • ▪ cause to move or alter in a specified way 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 from the ground: "time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play"
   • 6. fasten with snaps: "he pulled a white rubber swim hat over his head and snapped it under his chin"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement: "she closed her purse with a snap" Similar clickcrackpopclinktickreportsmackwhackcrackle
   • ▪ vigor or liveliness of style or action; zest: "the snap of the dialogue" Similar dynamismlifegoenergyspiritvigorvigorousnesslivelinesssparklevivacityvitalitysprightlinessforceforcefulnessdrivestrengthanimationvervepanacheelanenthusiasmexuberancegustobriozestbiteinformal:oomphpizzazzzingzipfeistinessOpposite inertialethargy
   • 2. a hurried, irritable tone or manner: "“I'm still waiting,” he said with a snap"
   • 3. a snapshot. 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
   • 5. an easy task: informal North American "a control panel that makes operation a snap"
   • 6. a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play.
   • 7. a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together: 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 judgment"

   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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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! 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 does it mean if someone snaps at you?

   • If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way. "Of course I don't know her," Roger snapped. If someone snaps, or if something snaps inside them, they suddenly stop being calm and become very angry because the situation has become too tense or too difficult for them.

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   What does snap mean in football?

   • [intransitive, transitive] snap (something) (North American English) to fasten a piece of clothing with a snap [transitive] snap something (sport) (in American football) to start play by passing the ball back between your legs Time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play.

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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.

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