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- [snap]
- /snæp/
- /snæp/
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- [snap]
- /snæp/
Definitions of snap word
- verb without object snap to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. 1
- verb without object snap to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. 1
- verb without object snap to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock. 1
- verb without object snap to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped. 1
- verb without object snap to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention. 1
- verb without object snap Photography. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject. 1
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Origin of snap
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; < Dutch or Low German snappen to bite, seize
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Snap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snap
noun snap
- ardency — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- birr — to make or cause to make a whirring sound
- briskness — quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
- calenture — a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
verb snap
- arf — a barking sound
- bark — When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
adj snap
- autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
- blue streak — anything regarded as like a streak of lightning in speed, vividness, etc.
- by ear — without reading from written music
- can do — marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
- chop chop — pidgin English for quickly
adjective snap
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- expeditive — (obsolete) Performing with speed.
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- extemporary — Extemporaneous.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
Antonyms for snap
noun snap
- backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- gruntwork — Alternative spelling of grunt work.
verb snap
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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