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verb (used without object)
1.
to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
2.
to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together.
3.
to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock.
4.
to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped.
5.
EXPANDto act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention.
6.
Photography. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject.
7.
to make a quick or sudden bite or grab (often followed by at).
8.
to utter a quick, sharp sentence or speech, especially a command, reproof, retort, etc. (often followed by at).
9.
COLLAPSEto be radiant; sparkle; flash, as the eyes.
verb (used with object)
10.
to seize with or take, buy, or obtain as with a quick bite or grab (followed by up or off): The bargains were snapped up.
11.
to secure, judge, vote, etc., hastily: They snapped the bill through Congress.
12.
to cause to make a sudden, sharp sound: to snap one's fingers.
13.
to crack (a whip).
14.
EXPANDto bring, strike, shut, open, operate, etc., with a sharp sound or movement: to snap a lid down.
15.
to address or interrupt (a person) quickly and sharply.
16.
to say or utter (words, a command, a retort, etc.) in a quick, sharp manner: to snap complaints.
17.
to break suddenly, especially with a cracking sound: to snap a stick in half.
18.
Photography. to take a photograph of, especially quickly.
19.
Building Trades. to transfer (a line) to a surface by means of a chalk line.
20.
Football. to put (the ball) into play by tossing it back to the quarterback or other member of the offensive backfield, especially from between the legs when bent over double and facing the line of scrimmage; center.
21.
COLLAPSEHunting. to fire (a shot) quickly, especially without raising the gun to aim from the eye.
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Snapping
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
noun
22.
a quick, sudden action or movement, as the flick of a whip or the breaking of a twig.
23.
a short, sharp sound, as that caused by breaking a twig or closing a latch.
24.
a catch or fastener that closes by pressure and clicks together.
25.
Informal. briskness, vigor, or energy: That song has a lot of snap.
26.
EXPANDa quick, sharp speech or manner of speaking: He uttered his commands with a snap.
27.
a quick or sudden bite or grab, as at something: The fish ate with little snaps.
28.
something obtained by or as by biting or grabbing: a snap of food.
29.
a brittle cookie.
30.
a short spell or period, as of cold weather: an unexpected cold snap.
31.
Photography. a snapshot.
32.
Informal. an easy, profitable, or agreeable position, piece of work, or the like: This job is a snap.
33.
Football. the act or an instance of snapping the ball.
34.
a snap bean.
35.
Informal. a snapdragon.
36.
COLLAPSEBritish. a packed lunch, as that carried by a worker or traveler.
adjective
37.
fastening or closing with a click or snap, as a device fitted with a spring catch: a snap lock.
38.
made, done, taken, etc., suddenly or offhand: a snap judgment.
39.
easy or simple.
adverb
Verb phrase40.
in a brisk, sudden manner.
41.
Idiomssnap to,
a.
to come to attention: The troops snapped to when the colonel walked in.
b.
to shape up: If you don't snap to and study, you'll flunk the course.
42.
not give/care a snap of one's fingers for, to regard with indifference; treat lightly. Also, not give/care a snap.
43.
snap one's fingers at. finger (def. 23).
44.
snap out of, to free oneself from; recover from: It took him a long time to snap out of his grief.
45.
snap someone's head off. bite (def. 32).
Origin:
1485–95; < Dutch or Low German snappen to bite, seize
1485–95; < Dutch or Low German snappen to bite, seize
Related forms
snap·less, adjective
snap·pa·ble, adjective
snap·ping·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
snap
1520s, "to make a quick bite" (of animals), from snap (n.). Meaning "to break suddenly or sharply" is first recorded c.1600; the mental sense is from 1970s. U.S. football sense first recorded 1887. Snapping turtle is attested from 1784. To snap the fingers is from 1670s. Snappish
EXPAND"peevish" is first recorded 1540s.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary
snap (snāp)
n.
A short sharp sound; a click. Used especially of cardiac sounds.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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