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Definitions of snap to words

verb without object snap to to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. 1
verb without object snap to to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. 1
verb without object snap to to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock. 1
verb without object snap to to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped. 1
verb without object snap to to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention. 1
verb without object snap to Photography. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject. 1

before 1485

One of the 25% oldest English words

1485-95; < Dutch or Low German snappen to bite, seize

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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