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snap
verb
-
snap
,
snapping
,
snaps
,
snapped
to
break
,
open
,
close
,
or
move
suddenly
with
a
sharp
cracking
sound
•
While
hiking
,
Lisa
snapped
a
dry
twig
under
her
boot
.
While
hiking
,
Lisa
snapped
a
dry
twig
under
her
boot
.
•
The
magician
snapped
his
fingers
,
and
a
dove
appeared
from
his
hat
.
The
magician
snapped
his
fingers
,
and
a
dove
appeared
from
his
hat
.
Middle
English
snappen
,
probably
of
Low
German
origin
,
imitative
of
a
sharp
breaking
sound
.
verb
-
snap
,
snapping
,
snaps
,
snapped
(
informal
)
to
take
a
quick
photograph
•
Tourists
snap
photos
of
the
skyline
from
the
boat
deck
.
Tourists
snap
photos
of
the
skyline
from
the
boat
deck
.
•
She
quickly
snapped
her
friends
posing
in
front
of
the
colorful
mural
.
She
quickly
snapped
her
friends
posing
in
front
of
the
colorful
mural
.
Extension
of
earlier
sense
“
make
a
quick
sharp
action
,”
applied
to
the
motion
of
pressing
a
shutter
button
.
verb
-
snap
,
snapping
,
snaps
,
snapped
(
informal
)
to
suddenly
lose
self-control
and
speak
or
act
angrily
•
After
hours
of
questions
,
the
exhausted
teacher
finally
snapped
at
the
class
.
After
hours
of
questions
,
the
exhausted
teacher
finally
snapped
at
the
class
.
•
He
tried
to
stay
calm
,
but
he
snapped
when
the
computer
crashed
again
.
He
tried
to
stay
calm
,
but
he
snapped
when
the
computer
crashed
again
.
Metaphoric
extension
of
breaking
sense
:
the
mind
or
patience
“
breaks
”
under
strain
.
