snap

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/snæp/

noun 8verb 6intj 5name 5adj 1

Collocations

(verb.) break suddenly with a sharp noise

ADV

suddenly

The rope suddenly snapped when we pulled it too hard during the tug-of-war game.

PHRASES

snap (sth) in half/two

He accidentally snapped the wooden stick in half while playing with his dog.

(verb.) move (sth) quickly with a sharp noise

PHRASES

snap (sth) open/shut

He snapped his suitcase open and grabbed his passport before rushing to the airport.

snap (sth) together

The tent poles snap together easily, and the whole structure takes just five minutes to set up.

(verb.) speak in a quick angry way

ADV

angrily, impatiently, irritably, sarcastically, sharply

back

When Maria criticized his cooking, he snapped back with a sarcastic comment about her own skills.

PREP

She snapped at her colleague when he interrupted her during the important meeting.

(verb.) lose control

ADV

finally

After weeks of dealing with the noisy neighbors, she finally snapped and called the landlord.

Definitions

noun

A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

A sudden break.

An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.

The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.

A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

verb

To fracture or break apart suddenly.

He snapped his stick in anger.

If you bend it too much, it will snap.

To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.

Blazing firewood snaps.

To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.

A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.

To attempt to seize with eagerness.

She snapped at the chance to appear on television.

To speak abruptly or sharply.

He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.

intj

The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.

"I've got one the same!", "Me too!"

Snap! We've both got pink buckets and spades.

Used to express agreement.

Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.

I just ran over your phone with my car. —Oh, snap!

Used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.

—Wasn't that John? —Wasn't that John? —Snap!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (

centering

noun — the act of catching an object with the hands

noun — any undertaking that is easy to do

noun — an informal photograph

noun — the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after

elasticity

noun — a sudden sharp noise

noun — a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

gingersnap

verb — break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

crack

verb — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

snarl

verb — record on photographic film

verb — cause to make a snapping sound

verb — to grasp hastily or eagerly

snatch

verb — separate or cause to separate abruptly

verb — move or strike with a noise

click

verb — make a sharp sound

crack

Antonyms

inelasticity

Idioms & Phrases

cold snap

A short and sudden period of cold weather.

A recent cold snap damaged citrus crops.

snap out of

To terminate suddenly a mood, emotional state, or reverie.

I felt sad that he had left, but I had to snap out of it and get on with my life.

snap someone's head off

To suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.

"Pa's awfully cranky," Mrs. Cox said resignedly. "He's always been that way! You cook him corn beef hash—that's the night he wanted pork chops; never give someone corn beef hash wh

snap judgment

A decision made without deliberation or in excessive haste.

snap it up

To hurry, to proceed quickly.

"Come now, let's snap it up! Faster! Faster! Think fast! Let's go!"

Example Bank

We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on.

Wiktionary

a ginger snap

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It'll be a snap to get that finished.

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He snapped his stick in anger.

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If you bend it too much, it will snap.

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But this weapon will snap short, unfaithful to the hand that employs it.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, snap is marked as informal, British, US, historical, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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