snap up

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Definitions of snap up words

verb without object snap up to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. 1
verb without object snap up to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. 1
verb without object snap up to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock. 1
verb without object snap up to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped. 1
verb without object snap up to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention. 1
verb without object snap up Photography. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject. 1

before 1485

One of the 25% oldest English words

1485-95; < Dutch or Low German snappen to bite, seize

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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".

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accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
buy into — If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it.
buy out — If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.