Word: snap 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. Phonetic: snap Listen:
break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound. Example: guitar strings kept snapping
(of an animal) make a sudden audible bite. Example: a dog was snapping at his heels
suddenly lose one's self-control. Example: she claims she snapped after years of violence
take a snapshot of. Example: he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife
put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement. Example: time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play
a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement. Example: she closed her purse with a snap
a hurried, irritable tone or manner. Example: ‘I'm still waiting,’ he said with a snap
a snapshot. Example: holiday snaps
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.
a sudden brief spell of cold or otherwise distinctive weather. Example: a cold snap
food, especially food taken to work to be eaten during a break.
an easy task. Example: a control panel that makes operation a snap
a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play.
a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together; a press stud. Example: a black cloth jacket with a lot of snaps and attachments
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