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snap·shot
/
ˈsnæpˌʃɒt
/
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[
snap
-shot
]
Show IPA
noun,
verb,
snap·shot
or
snap·shot·ted,
snap·shot·ting.
noun
1.
an informal photograph, especially 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
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shot
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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 stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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snap·shoot
/
ˈsnæpˌʃut
/
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[
snap
-shoot
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verb (used with object),
snap·shot,
snap·shoot·ing.
to take a snapshot of (a subject).
Origin:
back formation from
snapshot
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snapshot
(ˈsnæpˌʃɒt)
—
n
Often shortened to:
snap
an informal photograph taken with a simple camera
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Example sentences
Adolescence is a complicated time, and maybe no single
snapshot
can sum it up.
He's an artist, after all, and thought he could come up with a better image
than his initial cell-phone
snapshot
.
What separates a
snapshot
from a good photo is the planning that goes into
making the shot.
The corruption of bagels is a
snapshot
of a civilization in decline.
Beyond this
snapshot
there are fundamental problems and difficulties that will always defeat our limited human thinking processes.
But for all intent and purpose, you're seeing a
snapshot
of our solar system in seven or eight billion years.
The default presentation is exceedingly simple, but you can parse the data for a more granular
snapshot
.
Today's paper is a noble attempt to create a
snapshot
of a singular moment, a declarative draft of history.
Details are slightly blurry, testifying to the
snapshot
's loss of definition when blown up to such a size.
The figures are a
snapshot
of money spent on food at both company-owned and franchised restaurants.
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