snap

snap
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noun
Snap is used before these nouns: ↑closure
Snap is used after these nouns: ↑holiday
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verb
1 break suddenly with a sharp noise
ADVERB
suddenly

The branch suddenly snapped.

easily
off

One of the table's legs had been snapped off.

PHRASES
snap (sth) in half, snap (sth) in two

She picked up the pencil and snapped it in two.

2 move quickly with a sharp noise
PHRASES
snap (sth) open, snap (sth) shut

She snapped the lid shut.

snap (sth) together

The plastic pieces snap together to make a replica of a dinosaur.

3 speak in a quick angry way
ADVERB
angrily, harshly, impatiently, irritably, sarcastically, sharply
back

‘How should I know?’ Jen snapped back.

PREPOSITION
at

He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children.

4 lose control
ADVERB
finally

My patience finally snapped.

suddenly

TV reports of a man who suddenly snapped and killed himself and his family

just, simply

I guess he just snapped.

Snap is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog, ↑elastic, ↑patience, ↑photographer, ↑self-control, ↑twig
Snap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑finger, ↑jaw, ↑photo, ↑picture, ↑salute, ↑shot, ↑streak, ↑twig
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adj.
Snap is used with these nouns: ↑decision, ↑judgement

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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