Topic: PHOTOGRAPHY
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Origin: | Low German snappen |
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snap1 W3
past tense and past participle snapped, present participle snapping
past tense and past participle snapped, present participle snapping1 to break with a sudden sharp noise, or to make something break with a sudden sharp noise : A twig snapped under my feet. The wind snapped branches and power lines.
break
[intransitive and transitive]A twig snapped under my feet.The wind snapped branches and power lines. snap (something) in two/in half (=break into two pieces) The teacher snapped the chalk in two and gave me a piece.
The teacher snapped the chalk in two and gave me a piece.2 to move into a particular position suddenly, making a short sharp noise, or to make something move like this
move into position
[intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition]XX snap together/back etc The pieces just snap together like this. The policeman snapped the handcuffs around her wrist.
The pieces just snap together like this.The policeman snapped the handcuffs around her wrist.3 to say something quickly in an angry way : 'What do you want?' Mike snapped.
say something angrily
[intransitive and transitive]'What do you want?' Mike snapped.4 to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety, or other feelings in a difficult situation : The stress began to get to her, and one morning she just snapped.
become angry/anxious etc
[intransitive]The stress began to get to her, and one morning she just snapped.5 if an animal such as a dog snaps, it tries to bite you
animal
[intransitive] snap at The dog started snapping at my heels.
The dog started snapping at my heels.6 to take a photograph : Dave snapped a picture of me and Sonia.
photograph
[intransitive and transitive] informalTCPDave snapped a picture of me and Sonia.7 to make a short, sharp noise by moving one of your fingers quickly against your thumb, for example in order to get someone's attention or to mark the beat of music
snap your fingers
8 used to tell someone to hurry and do something immediately : Come on, snap to it, get that room cleaned up!
snap to it
spokenCome on, snap to it, get that room cleaned up!9 to end a series of events - used especially in newspapers : The Rockets snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating Portland.
stop
[transitive] American EnglishThe Rockets snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating Portland.snap on/off
phrasal verbA light snapped on in one of the huts.snap out of something
phrasal verbsnap somebody/something ↔ up
phrasal verb1 to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap : People were snapping up bargains.
People were snapping up bargains.2 to eagerly take an opportunity to have someone as part of your company, team etc : Owen was snapped up by Liverpool before he'd even left school.
Owen was snapped up by Liverpool before he'd even left school.WORD FOCUS: break WORD FOCUS: break
smash with a lot of force
shatter into many pieces
split into two pieces
snap into two pieces, with a sudden loud noise
tear paper/cloth
burst pipe/tyre/balloon
crumble break into a lot of small pieces
disintegrate break into a lot of small pieces and be destroyed
fracture if a bone fractures or you fracture it, it breaks slightly so that a small line appears on the surface
➔ See also break
WORD FOCUS: break smash with a lot of force
shatter into many pieces
split into two pieces
snap into two pieces, with a sudden loud noise
tear paper/cloth
burst pipe/tyre/balloon
crumble break into a lot of small pieces
disintegrate break into a lot of small pieces and be destroyed
fracture if a bone fractures or you fracture it, it breaks slightly so that a small line appears on the surface
➔ See also break
