snap : Idioms & Phrases

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alligator snapping turtle

  • noun large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
    alligator snapper; Macroclemys temmincki.
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cold snap

  • noun a spell of cold weather
    cold spell.
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common snapping turtle

  • noun large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
    Chelydra serpentina; snapper.
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ginger snap

  • noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
    snap; ginger nut; gingersnap.
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Night snap

  • a night thief. Cant Beau. & Fl.
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snap at

  • verb bite off with a quick bite
    bite off.
    • The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants
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Snap back

  • verb recover quickly
    • After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days
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  • (Football), the act of snapping back the ball.
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snap bean

  • noun tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
    snap.
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Snap beetle, ∨ Snap bug

  • (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Elateridæ, which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; called also snapping beetle.
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snap brim

  • noun a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides
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snap fastener

  • noun a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
    snap; press stud.
    • children can manage snaps better than buttons
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Snap flask

  • (Molding), a flask for small work, having its sides separable and held together by latches, so that the flask may be removed from around the sand mold.
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Snap judgment

  • a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation.
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snap line

  • noun a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
    snapline; chalk line.
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Snap lock

  • a lock shutting with a catch or snap.
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snap off

  • verb break a piece from a whole
    break; break off.
    • break a branch from a tree
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snap pea

  • noun variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
    snap pea.
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snap ring

  • noun an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
    carabiner; karabiner.
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Snap riveting

  • riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool.
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snap roll

  • noun a fast roll
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Snap shot

  • a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim.
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snap up

  • verb get hold of or seize quickly and easily
    grab; snaffle.
    • I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale
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snap willow

  • noun large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
    Salix fragilis; crack willow; brittle willow.
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snap-brim hat

  • noun a hat with a snap brim
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snapping beetle

  • noun able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
    skipjack; click beetle.
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snapping shrimp

  • noun small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae
    pistol shrimp.
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snapping turtle

  • noun large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
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snip-snap

Snip"-snap` noun
Etymology
Reduplication of snap.
Definitions
  1. A tart dialogue with quick replies. R. Pope.
Snip"-snap` adjective
Definitions
  1. Quick; short; sharp; smart. Shak.
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sugar snap pea

  • noun variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
    snap pea.
  • noun green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat
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To snap back

  • (Football), to roll the ball back with the foot; done only by the center rush, who thus delivers the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both sides are ranged in line. now passed back with the hands, but still called "snap"
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To snap off

  • . (a) To break suddenly . (b) To bite off suddenly.
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