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- Dictionarysnap/snap/
verb
- 1. break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound: "guitar strings kept snapping" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an animal) make a sudden audible bite: "a dog was snapping at his heels" Similar
noun
- 1. a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement: "she closed her purse with a snap" Similar
- 2. a hurried, irritable tone or manner: "‘I'm still waiting,’ he said with a snap"
adjective
- 1. done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice: "a snap decision"
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(Definition of snapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of snapped. snapped. These disturbances result in snapped trunks and uprooted trees which create gaps in the forest canopy that allow light to penetrate into the understorey. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
1. a. : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth. fish snapping at the bait. b. : to grasp at something eagerly : make a pounce or snatch. snap at any chance. 2. : to utter sharp biting words : bark out irritable or peevish retorts.
to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound: You'll snap that ruler if you bend it too far. snap something off Some vandal's snapped off my car aerial again. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to break. break I didn't mean to break your phone. fracture Last year he fractured his skull.
Snapped definition: broken suddenly and with a sharp cracking sound. See examples of SNAPPED used in a sentence.
(Definition of snapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of snapped. snapped. For half an hour, as she tried to shoo them away, a pack of pit bulls snarled and snapped at her metal door. From Los Angeles Times.
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. He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend.
[intransitive, transitive] to move, or to move something, into a particular position quickly, especially with a sudden sharp noise. + adj. The lid snapped shut. His eyes snapped open. + adv./prep. He snapped to attention and saluted. The plastic pieces snap together to make a replica of a dinosaur. snap something + adj. She snapped the bag shut.
"snapped" is a correct and usable word in written English. It can be used as a verb to indicate a sudden, sharp sound or movement, or to indicate that a person has lost their temper. Example sentence: The twig snapped in half under the weight of the snow.
to address or interrupt (a person) quickly and sharply. to say or utter (words, a command, a retort, etc.) in a quick, sharp manner: to snap complaints. to break suddenly, especially with a cracking sound: to snap a stick in half. to take a photograph of, especially quickly.
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.
