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SNAP, v.t. 1. To break at once; to break short; as substances that are brittle. Breaks the doors open, smaps the locks.2. To strike with a sharp sound.3. To bite or seize suddenly with the teeth.4. To break upon suddenly with sharp angry words.5. To crack; as, to snap a whip.
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SNAP, v.t. 1. To break at once; to break short; as substances that are brittle. Breaks the doors open, smaps the locks.2. To strike with a sharp sound.3. To bite or seize suddenly with the teeth.4. To break upon suddenly with sharp angry words.5. To crack; as, to snap a whip. | SNAP, n.- A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
- A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing or effort to seize with the teeth.
- A crack of a whip.
- A greedy fellow. – L'Estrange.
- A catch; a theft. – Johnson.
SNAP, v.i.- To break short; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast or spar snaps; a needle snaps.
If steel is too hard, that is, too brittle, with the least bending it will snap. – Moxon.
- To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; as, a dog snaps at a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.
- To utter sharp, harsh, angry words.
SNAP, v.t. [D. snappen, snaawen; G. schnappen, to snap, to snatch, to gasp or catch for breath; Dan. snapper; Sw. snappa; from the root of knap and D. knippen.]- To break at once; to break short; as, substances that are brittle.
Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. – Prior.
- To strike with a sharp sound. – Pope.
- To bite or seize suddenly with the teeth. – Addison. Gay.
- To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words.
- To crack; as, to snap a whip.
To snap off, to break suddenly.
#2. To bite off suddenly. – Wiseman.
To snap one up, to snap one up short, to treat with sharp words.
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- To break at once; to
break short, as substances that are brittle.
- To
break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast
snaps; a needle snaps.
- A sudden breaking or rupture of any
substance.
- To
catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled
ball).
- Of the eyes, to emit
sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in
anger.
- Any
task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields
satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort,
as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain,
etc.
- Done, performed, made,
executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without
deliberation; as, a snap judgment or decision; a snap
political convention.
- To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp
sound.
- To give forth, or produce, a sharp,
cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.
- A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or
effort to seize, as with the teeth.
- A snap shot with a firearm.
- To bite or seize suddenly, especially with
the teeth.
- To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize
with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with
at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps
at the bait.
- A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the
finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.
- A snapshot.
- To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry
words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up.
- To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; --
often with at; as, to snap at a child.
- A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the
crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a
gun.
- Something of no value; as, not worth a
snap.
- To crack; to cause to make a sharp,
cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.
- To miss fire; as, the gun
snapped.
- A greedy fellow.
- To project with a snap.
- That which is, or may be, snapped up;
something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement;
hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
- A sudden severe interval or spell; --
applied to the weather; as, a cold snap.
- A small catch or fastening held or closed
by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as
the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.
- A snap
beetle.
- A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and
flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.
- Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.
- Any circumstance out of which money may be
made or an advantage gained.
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Snap SNAP, verb transitive 1. To break at once; to break short; as substances that are brittle. Breaks the doors open, smaps the locks. 2. To strike with a sharp sound. 3. To bite or seize suddenly with the teeth. 4. To break upon suddenly with sharp angry words. 5. To crack; as, to snap a whip. TO snap OFF, 1. To break suddenly. 2. To bite off suddenly. TO snap ONE UP, TO snap ONE UP SHORT, to treat with sharp words. SNAP, verb intransitive 1. To break short; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast or spar snaps; a needle snaps. If steel is too hard, that is, too brittle, with the least bending, it will snap 2. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; as, a dog snaps at a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait. 3. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words. SNAP, noun 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. 2. A sudden eager bite; a sudden seizing or effort to seize with the teeth. 3. A crack of a whip. 4. A greedly fellow. 5. A catch; a theft.
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