snaps
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Definitions
noun
- 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
- To fracture or break apart suddenly.“He snapped his stick in anger.”
- To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.“Blazing firewood snaps.”
- To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.“A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.”
- To attempt to seize with eagerness.“She snapped at the chance to appear on television.”