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- [snap]
- /snæp/
- /snæp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snap]
- /snæp/
Definitions of snapped word
- verb without object snapped to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. 1
- verb without object snapped to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. 1
- verb without object snapped to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock. 1
- verb without object snapped to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped. 1
- verb without object snapped to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention. 1
- verb without object snapped Photography. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject. 1
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Origin of snapped
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 Snapped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snapped 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".
snapped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snapped
adj snapped
- fractured — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- hermetically sealed — airtight
verb snapped
- barked — the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself.
- cinematized — Simple past tense and past participle of cinematize.
- crepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of crepitate.
- decrepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate.
- flicked — a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger: She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop.
noun snapped
- clacked — to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking or cracking: The loom clacked busily under her expert hands.
- clamped — Simple past tense and past participle of clamp.
- clicked — Past participle of click.
- crackled — Simple past tense and past participle of crackle.
- kicked — Simple past tense and past participle of kick.
adjective snapped
- fasted — Simple past tense and past participle of fast.
- watertight — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
Antonyms for snapped
verb snapped
- loosed — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
See also
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