snap in English: To break suddenly with a short, sharp sound, or to make something break in this way. (verb)

Translation

To break suddenly with a short, sharp sound, or to make something break in this way.

Word origin

From Middle Dutch or Low German snappen meaning to bite or seize suddenly.

Verb typeregular (snap, snaps, snapped)

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"Snap" means it broke suddenly with a sharp sound.

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Here "snap" has an object, so you break the thing.

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To "snap at someone" is to speak to them in a short, angry way.

break

To make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working.

crack

A thin line on something hard where it has broken but not come apart.

sudden

Happening quickly and without warning, when you did not expect it.

quick

Moving or happening fast, in a short time.

sharp

Having a thin edge or point that can cut or make a hole.

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