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   snap

   /snap/

   verb

   • 1. break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound: "guitar strings kept snapping" Similar breakbreak in/into twofracturesplinterseparatecome apartpartsplitcrackinformal:bustOpposite hold
   • ▪ emit a sudden, sharp cracking sound: "banners snapping in the breeze" Similar crackflickclickcrackleflutterwaveflapquivervibrate
   • ▪ move or alter with a brisk movement and typically a sharp sound: "Rosa snapped her bag shut"
   • 2. (of an animal) make a sudden audible bite: "a dog was snapping at his heels" Similar bitegnash its teethtry to bitetry to nip
   • 3. suddenly lose one's self-control: "she claims she snapped after years of violence" Similar lose one's self-controlcrackfreakfreak outget overwroughtgo to piecesget hystericalget worked upflare upinformal:crack uplose one's coolblow one's topfly off the handlethrow a wobbly
   • ▪ say something quickly and irritably: "McIllvanney snapped at her" Similar say/speak roughlysay/speak brusquelysay/speak nastilysay/speak abruptlysay/speak angrilybarksnarlgrowlflinghurllash out atretortrejoinriposteretaliatesnap backround on someoneinformal:jump down someone's throatfly off the handle at
   • 4. take a snapshot of: "he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife" Similar photographtake/get a photograph/photo oftake someone's picture/phototake/get a picture ofpicturetake/get a snapshot/snap oftakeshoottake/get a shot oftake a likeness ofrecordfilmcapture/record on film/celluloid
   • 5. put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement: "time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement: "she closed her purse with a snap" Similar clickcrackpopclinktickreportsmackwhackcrackle
   • ▪ vigour or liveliness of style or action; zest: "the snap of the dialogue" Similar dynamismlifegoenergyspiritvigourvigorousnesslivelinesssparklevivacityvitalitysprightlinessforceforcefulnessdrivestrengthanimationvervepanacheelanenthusiasmexuberancegustobriozestbiteinformal:oomphpizzazzzingzipfeistinessOpposite inertialethargy
   • 2. a hurried, irritable tone or manner: "‘I'm still waiting,’ he said with a snap"
   • 3. a snapshot: "holiday snaps" Similar photographpicturephotoshotsnapshotlikenessimageportraitstudyprintslidetransparencynegativepositiveplatefilmbromideframeexposurestillproofenprintenlargement
   • 4. a card game in which cards from two piles are turned over simultaneously and players call ‘snap’ as quickly as possible when two similar cards are exposed. British
   • ▪ said when similar objects turn up or two similar events take place: "‘Snap!’ They looked at each other's ties with a smile"
   • 5. a sudden brief spell of cold or otherwise distinctive weather: "a cold snap" Similar periodspelltimeintervalseasonstretchruninformal:patchspot
   • 6. food, especially food taken to work to be eaten during a break. Northern English
   • 7. an easy task: informal North American "a control panel that makes operation a snap"
   • 8. a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play.
   • 9. a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together; a press stud: North American "a black cloth jacket with a lot of snaps and attachments"

   adjective

   • 1. done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice: "a snap decision"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the senses ‘make a sudden audible bite’ and ‘quick sharp biting sound’): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen ‘seize’; partly imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. snappable adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySNAP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of snap – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SNAP definition: 1. If something long and thin snaps, it breaks making a short, loud sound, and if you snap it, you…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySNAP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNAP SOMETHING UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SNAP SOMETHING UP definition: 1. to buy or get something quickly and enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what you…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySNAP definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典SNAP中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   snap翻译：折断, 突然折断，咔嚓一声折断, 突然无法控制情感，突然发作（尤指动怒）, 快速移动, （使）啪地突然移动（到某位置）, 迅速恢复, 动物, 咬，咬人, 说话, 厉声说，恶声恶气地说, 摄影…。了解更多。

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIN A SNAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IN A SNAP definition: 1. quickly, and without warning or much thought or effort: 2. quickly, and without warning or much…. Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionarySNAP | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNAPPING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    SNAPPING definition: 1. present participle of snap 2. present participle of snap . Learn more.