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snap⋅shot

  [snap-shot] noun, verb, -shot or -shot⋅ted, -shot⋅ting.
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–noun
1. an informal photograph, esp. one taken quickly by a hand-held camera.
2. Hunting. a quick shot taken without deliberate aim.
3. Informal. a brief appraisal, summary, or profile.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to photograph informally and quickly.
Origin:
1800–10 for def. 2; 1860–65 for def. 1; snap + shot 1
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snap⋅shoot

  [snap-shoot]
–verb (used with object), -shot, -shoot⋅ing.
to take a snapshot of (a subject).
Origin:
back formation from snapshot
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snap·shoot   (snāp'shōōt')   
tr.v.   snap·shot (-shŏt'), snap·shoot·ing, snap·shoots
To take a snapshot of.
snap'shoot'er n.
snap·shot   (snāp'shŏt')   
n.  

  1. A photograph taken with a small hand-held camera.

  2. An isolated observation: a sociopolitical snapshot of the electorate.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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