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- Dictionarysnap/snap/
verb
- 1. break or cause to 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 judgment"
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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.
(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.
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.
adjective. broken suddenly and with a sharp cracking sound: The snapped twig startled the animal, and it darted to safety. photographed, especially quickly or spontaneously: A hastily snapped photo captured the moment. Digital Technology.
(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.
1. To snatch at with the teeth or mouth; bite: The turtle snapped the lettuce from my hand. 2. To pull apart or break with a snapping sound.
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.
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.
[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.
She quivered on the gallery floor as rough hands held her down and something cold and hard was snapped around her neck. Stephanie saw the photograph of Irina that she'd held; the frame snapped, the print torn in half. Now, lying on the floor, drenched in sweat, my head a sandstorm of emotion, I know that I've snapped.
