snap
/snæp//snæp/noun
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A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
A sudden break.
An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
The act of making a snapping sound by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm.
verb
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To fracture or break apart suddenly.
Example: He snapped his stick in anger.
To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
Example: Blazing firewood snaps.
To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.
Example: A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.
To attempt to seize with eagerness.
Example: She snapped at the chance to appear on television.
adjective
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Done, made, performed, etc., quickly and unexpectedly, or without deliberation.
Example: a snap judgment or decision a snap political convention
interjection
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The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
By extension from the card game, "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
Example: Snap! We've both got pink buckets and spades.
Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).
Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
Example: "I just ran over your phone with my car." "Oh, snap!"