snapsnap1 /snæp/ ●●● verb (snapped, snapping) 
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[intransitive, transitive] if something snaps, or if you snap it, it breaks with a short loud noise: 
Dry branches snapped under their feet. I snapped the ends off the beans and dropped them into a bowl. He snapped the chalk in two/half (=into two pieces).THESAURUSbreak, shatter, crack► see thesaurus at break12[intransitive, transitive] to move into a particular position with a short loud noise, or to make something do this: The pieces just snap together like this. She snapped her briefcase open/shut.3[intransitive, transitive] to speak quickly in an angry way: I’m sorry I snapped at you. “Don’t be ridiculous,” she snapped.4[intransitive] if a dog snaps at you, it tries to bite you5snap your fingers to make a short loud noise by moving a finger quickly across the thumb on the same hand6[intransitive] to suddenly become unable to control a strong feeling such as anger or worry: I don’t know what happened – I guess I just snapped.7[transitive] to stop a series of events: Tampa snapped an eight-game losing streak on Saturday.8[transitive] informal to take a photograph: We asked a policeman to snap our picture.snap out of phrasal verb informal to suddenly stop being sad, tired, upset, etc.: Come on, Gary, snap out of it.snap up phrasal verb1snap something ↔ up to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap: People initially snapped up shares in dot-com companies.2snap somebody ↔ up to eagerly take an opportunity to have someone as part of your company, team, etc.: It would shock the hockey world if the Bruins didn’t snap him up.
1 [intransitive, transitive] if something snaps, or if you snap it, it breaks with a short loud noise: Dry branches snapped under their feet. I snapped the ends off the beans and dropped them into a bowl. He snapped the chalk in two/half (=into two pieces).THESAURUSbreak, shatter, crack► see thesaurus at break12[intransitive, transitive] to move into a particular position with a short loud noise, or to make something do this: The pieces just snap together like this. She snapped her briefcase open/shut.3[intransitive, transitive] to speak quickly in an angry way: I’m sorry I snapped at you. “Don’t be ridiculous,” she snapped.4[intransitive] if a dog snaps at you, it tries to bite you5snap your fingers to make a short loud noise by moving a finger quickly across the thumb on the same hand6[intransitive] to suddenly become unable to control a strong feeling such as anger or worry: I don’t know what happened – I guess I just snapped.7[transitive] to stop a series of events: Tampa snapped an eight-game losing streak on Saturday.8[transitive] informal to take a photograph: We asked a policeman to snap our picture.snap out of phrasal verb informal to suddenly stop being sad, tired, upset, etc.: Come on, Gary, snap out of it.snap up phrasal verb1snap something ↔ up to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap: People initially snapped up shares in dot-com companies.2snap somebody ↔ up to eagerly take an opportunity to have someone as part of your company, team, etc.: It would shock the hockey world if the Bruins didn’t snap him up.
