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snap

N รูปถ่าย (ที่ ถ่าย ด้วย กล้องถ่ายรูป ง่ายๆ หรือ กล้อง สมัครเล่น  snapshot rub-tai

 

snap

N เสียงดัง แหลม  เสียง ขบ ฟัน  เสียง กัด  เสียง ดีดนิ้ว  clack click siang-dang-leam

 

snap

VI แตก และ มี เสียงดัง แหลม  เกิด เสียงดัง แหลม  crack cleave part teak-lea-me-siang-dang-leam

 

snap

VT ทำให้ แตก และ เกิด เสียงดัง แหลม  break in two crack cleave part tam-hai-teak-lea-koed-siang-dang-leam

 

snap at

PHRV ตะครุบ  งับ  กัด อย่างรุนแรง  ta-kub

 

snap at

PHRV ตะคอก ใส่  ta-kok-sai

 

snap at

PHRV รีบ ฉวย  รีบ ตะครุบ  รีบ ตอบรับ  rib-chui

 

snap back

PHRV งับ กลับ  ตวัด กลับ  ngab-kab

 

snap into it

PHRV รีบ ทำงาน  snap to rib-tam-ngan

 

snap off

PHRV หักออก  แยก ออก  แตก ออก  hak-ook

 

snap on

PHRV ติด แน่น  ผูก ไว้ แน่น  put on tod-nean

 

snap one's fingers at

IDM ดูถูก  ดูหมิ่น  du-tuk

 

snap out

PHRV รีบ ร้อง บอก  ร้อง สั่ง  รีบ เตือน  พูด เตือน  rap out rib-rong-bok

 

snap out of

PHRV ปลดปล่อย (ความรู้สึก  เอา ออกมา  plod-ploi

 

snap to attention

IDM ดึง ความสนใจ  be at bring at come to jump to dung-kwam-son-jai

 

snap up

PHRV ฉวย มา  ได้รับ  ซื้อ มา  chui-ma

 

snap up

PHRV รีบ แต่งงาน  clutch at grab at snap at snatch at rib-tang-ngan

 

snapdragon

N ไม้ดอกช นิดหนึ่ง  mai-dok-cha-nid-nuang

 

snapper

N ปลา ทะเล ขนาดใหญ่ ใน ตระกูล  Lutjanidae

 

snapping

N อย่างยิ่ง  เด่นชัด 

 

snapping turtle

N เต่า น้ำจืด  tao-nam-juad

 

snappish

ADJ ฉุนเฉียว ง่าย  chun-chiao-ngai

 

snappy

ADJ คล่องแคล่ว  klong-kal

 

snapshot

N การถ่ายภาพ รวดเร็ว  kan-tai-pab-ruad-reo

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNAP

v.t. 1. To break at once; to break short; as substances that are brittle. Breaks the doors open, smaps the locks.
2. To strike with a sharp sound.
3. To bite or seize suddenly with the teeth.
4. To break upon suddenly with sharp angry words.
5. To crack; as, to snap a whip.
To snap off.
1. To break suddenly.
2. To bite off suddenly.
To snap one up, or to snap one up short, to treat with sharp words.

 

SNAP

v.i. 1. To break short; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast or spar snaps; a needle snaps. If steel is too hard, that is, too brittle, with the least bending, it will snap.
2. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; as, a dog snaps at a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.
3. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words.

 

SNAP

n. 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
2. A sudden eager bite; a sudden seizing or effort to seize with the teeth.
3. A crack of a whip.
4. A greedly fellow.
5. A catch; a theft.

 

SNAP-DRAGON

n. 1. A plant, calf's snout, of the genus Antirrhinum, and another of the genus Ruellia, and one of the genus Barleria.
2. A play in which raisins are snatched from burning brandy and put into the mouth.
3. The thing eaten at snap-dragon.

 

SNAPPED

pp. Broken abruptly; seized or bitten suddenly; cracked, as a whip.

 

SNAPPER

n.One that snaps.

 

SNAPPISH

a. 1. Eager to bite; apt to snap; as a snappish cur.
2. Peevish; sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or tartly.

 

SNAPPISHLY

adv. Peevishly; angrily; tartly.

 

SNAPPISHNESS

n.The quality of being snappish; peeevishness; tartness.

 

SNAPSACK

n.A knapsack. [Vulgar. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SNAP

Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Snapping. ] Etym: [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. Neb, Snaffle, n.]

 

1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle. Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. Prior.

 

2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.

 

3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has been snapped by it at last. South.

 

4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. Granville.

 

5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip. MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly. Sir W. Scott.

 

6. To project with a snap. 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. -- To snap off. (a ) To break suddenly. (b ) To bite off suddenly.

 

SNAP

SNAP Snap, v. i.

 

1. To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps. But this weapon will snap short, unfaithful to the hand that employs it. Burke.

 

2. To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.

 

3. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything ); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.

 

4. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child.

 

5. To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.

 

SNAP

Snap, n. Etym: [Cf. D. snap a snatching. See Snap, v. t.]

 

1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.

 

2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth.

 

3. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.

 

4. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.

 

5. A greedy fellow. L'Estrange.

 

6. That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap. He's a nimble fellow, And alike skilled in every liberal science, As having certain snaps of all. B. Jonson.

 

7. A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. Lowell.

 

8. A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.

 

9. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A snap beetle.

 

1 . A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.

 

11. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. [Colloq. ]

 

12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. [Slang ] Snap back (Football ), the act of snapping back the ball. -- Snap beetle, or 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. -- 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. -- Snap judgment, a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation. -- Snap lock, a lock shutting with a catch or snap. -- Snap riveting, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool. -- Snap shot, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim.

 

SNAPDRAGON

SNAPDRAGON Snap "drag `on, n.

 

1. (Bot. ) (a ) Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon. (b ) A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa ) with curiously shaped blue flowers.

 

2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon. Swift.

 

SNAPE

SNAPE Snape, v. t. (Shipbuilding )

 

Defn: To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.

 

SNAPHANCE

Snap "hance `, n. Etym: [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the snapping cock of a gun. See Snap, and Hen. ]

 

1. A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached. [Obs. ]

 

2. A trifling or second-rate thing or person. [Obs. ]

 

SNAPHEAD

SNAPHEAD Snap "head `, n.

 

Defn: A hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt; also, a swaging tool with a cavity in its face for forming such a rounded head.

 

SNAPPER

SNAPPER Snap "per, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America.

 

Note: The red snapper (Lutjanus aya, or Blackfordi ) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper (L. griseus ) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See Rosefish.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

 

5. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A snap beetle.

 

SNAPPING

SNAPPING Snap "ping,

 

Defn: a. & n. from Snap, v. Snapping beetle. (Zoöl.) See Snap beetle, under Snap. -- Snapping turtle. (Zoöl.) (a ) A large and voracious aquatic turtle (Chelydra serpentina ) common in the fresh waters of the United States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle. (b ) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.

 

SNAPPISH

SNAPPISH Snap "pish, a.

 

1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.

 

2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. The taunting address of a snappish missanthrope. Jeffrey. -- Snap "pish *ly, adv. -- Snap "pish *ness, n.

 

SNAPPY

SNAPPY Snap "py, a.

 

Defn: Snappish. [Colloq. ]

 

SNAPSACK

Snap "sack `, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. snappsäck, G. schnappsack.]

 

Defn: A knapsack. [Obs. ] South.

 

SNAPSHOT; SNAP SHOT

SNAPSHOT; SNAP SHOT Snap "shot `, n.

 

1. Commonly Snap shot. (a ) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights. (b ) (Photog. ) Act of taking a snapshot (in sense 2 ).

 

2. An instantaneous photograph made, usually with a hand camera, without formal posing of, and often without the foreknowledge of, the subject.

 

SNAPWEED

SNAPWEED Snap "weed `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Impatiens.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

snap

snap |snap snæp | verb ( snaps, snapping , snapped ) 1 break or cause to break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound: [ no obj. ] : guitar strings kept snapping | [ with obj. ] : dead twigs can be snapped off . [ no obj. ] emit a sudden, sharp cracking sound: banners snapping in the breeze. [ no obj. ] (of an animal ) make a sudden audible bite: a dog was snapping at his heels. [ with obj. or adverbial ] cause to move or alter in a specified way with a brisk movement and typically a sharp sound: Rosa snapped her bag shut. [ no obj. ] move or alter in this way: his mouth snapped into a tight, straight line. [ no obj. ] suddenly lose one's self-control: she claims she snapped after years of violence. [ reporting verb ] say something quickly and irritably to someone: [ no obj. ] : McIllvanney snapped at her | [ with direct speech ] : “I really don't much care,she snapped. 2 [ with obj. ] take a snapshot of: he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife | [ no obj. ] : photographers were snapping away at her. 3 [ with obj. ] Football put (the ball ) into play by a quick backward movement from the ground. 4 [ with obj. ] fasten with snaps: he pulled a white rubber swim hat over his head and snapped it under his chin. noun 1 a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement: she closed her purse with a snap. [ in sing. ] a hurried, irritable tone or manner: I'm still waiting,he said with a snap. vigor or liveliness of style or action; zest: the snap of the dialogue. 2 (usu. snaps ) a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together. 3 [ in sing. ] informal an easy task: a control panel that makes operation a snap. 4 Football a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play. 5 a snapshot. 6 Brit. a card game in which cards from two piles are turned over simultaneously and players call snap as quickly as possible when two similar cards are exposed. adjective [ attrib. ] done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice: a snap judgment | he could call a snap election. PHRASES in a snap informal in a moment; almost immediately: gourmet-quality meals are ready in a snap. snap one's fingers make a sharp clicking sound by bending the last joint of the middle finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it, typically in order to attract attention in a peremptory way or to accompany the beat of music. snap someone's head off see head. PHRASAL VERBS snap back recover quickly and easily from an illness or period of difficulty: our bodies can snap back pretty well from short-term bouts of stress. snap out of [ often in imperative ] informal get out of (a bad or unhappy mood ) by a sudden effort: come on, Fran —snap out of it! snap something up quickly and eagerly buy or secure something that is in short supply or being sold cheaply: all the tickets have been snapped up. DERIVATIVES snap ping ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the senses make a sudden audible bite and quick sharp biting sound ): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen seize ; partly imitative.

 

snap-action

snap-ac tion adjective [ attrib. ] 1 denoting a switch or relay that makes and breaks contact rapidly, whatever the speed of the activating mechanism. 2 denoting a gun whose hinged barrel is secured by a spring catch. noun (snap action ) the operation of such a switch, relay, or gun.

 

snap bean

snap bean noun a bean of a variety grown for its edible pods. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: so named because the pods are broken into pieces to be eaten.

 

snap-brim

snap-brim adjective (of a hat ) with a brim that can be turned up and down at opposite sides.

 

snapdragon

snap drag on |ˈsnapˌdragən ˈsnæpˌdræɡən | noun a plant of the figwort family, bearing spikes of brightly colored two-lobed flowers that gape like a mouth when a bee lands on the curved lip. [Genus Antirrhinum, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular the widely cultivated A. majus. ]

 

snap hook

snap hook noun a hook with a spring allowing the entrance but preventing the escape of a cord, key ring, etc.

 

snap lock

snap lock noun a feature of a device or component that allows it to be fastened automatically when pushed into position: [ as modifier ] : the top is secured by snap-lock buckles.

 

snap-on

snap-on (also snap-in ) adjective [ attrib. ] denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap.

 

snap pea

snap pea noun another term for sugar snap.

 

snapper

snap per |ˈsnapər ˈsnæpər | noun 1 a marine fish that is typically reddish and is valued as food. [a fish of a widespread tropical family (Lutjanidae, the snapper family ) that snaps its toothed jaws. See also red snapper . ] 2 another term for snapping turtle. 3 chiefly Brit. a paper cracker, or the part of a cracker that makes a bang. 4 Brit. informal a photographer.

 

snapping turtle

snap ping tur tle noun a large American freshwater turtle with a long neck and strong hooked jaws. [Family Chelydridae: two North American species, the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina ) and the larger alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii ).]

 

snappish

snap pish |ˈsnapiSH ˈsnæpɪʃ | adjective (of a dog ) irritable and inclined to bite. irritable and curt: she was often snappish with the children. DERIVATIVES snap pish ly adverb, snap pish ness noun

 

snappy

snap py |ˈsnapē ˈsnæpi | adjective ( snappier, snappiest ) informal 1 irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish: anything unusual made her snappy and nervous. 2 cleverly concise; neat: snappy catchphrases. neat and elegant: a snappy dresser. PHRASES make it snappy be quick about it: into bed and make it snappy! DERIVATIVES snap pi ly |-pəlē |adverb, snap pi ness noun

 

snap roll

snap roll noun a maneuver in which an aircraft makes a single quick revolution about its longitudinal axis while flying horizontally.

 

snapshot

snap shot |ˈsnapˌSHät ˈsnæpˌʃɑt | noun 1 an informal photograph taken quickly, typically with a small handheld camera. a brief look or summary: this excellent book can only be a snapshot of a complex industry. Computing a record of the contents of a storage location or data file at a given time. 2 (snap shot ) a shot taken quickly by a hunter.

 

Oxford Dictionary

snap

snap |snap | verb ( snaps, snapping, snapped ) 1 break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound: [ no obj. ] : guitar strings kept snapping | [ with obj. ] : dead twigs can be snapped off . [ no obj. ] emit a sudden, sharp cracking sound: banners snapping in the breeze. [ with complement or adverbial ] move or alter with a brisk movement and typically a sharp sound: [ with obj. ] : Rosa snapped her bag shut | [ no obj. ] : his mouth snapped into a tight, straight line. [ no obj. ] suddenly lose one's self-control: she claims she snapped after years of violence. 2 [ no obj. ] (of an animal ) make a sudden audible bite: a dog was snapping at his heels. 3 [ reporting verb ] say something quickly and irritably: [ no obj. ] : McIllvanney snapped at her | [ with direct speech ] : ‘I really don't much care,she snapped. 4 [ with obj. ] take a snapshot of: he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife | [ no obj. ] : photographers were snapping away at her. 5 [ with obj. ] American Football put (the ball ) into play by a quick backward movement. noun 1 a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement: she closed her purse with a snap. [ mass noun ] vigour or liveliness of style or action; zest: the snap of the dialogue. 2 [ in sing. ] a hurried, irritable tone or manner: I'm still waiting,he said with a snap. 3 a snapshot: holiday snaps. 4 [ mass noun ] Brit. a card game in which cards from two piles are turned over simultaneously and players call snap as quickly as possible when two similar cards are exposed. [ as exclamation ] said when one notices that one has or does the identical thing to someone else: Snap!They looked at each other's ties with a smile. 5 a sudden brief spell of cold or otherwise distinctive weather: a cold snap. 6 [ mass noun ] N. English food, especially food taken to work to be eaten during a break. 7 [ in sing. ] N. Amer. informal an easy task: a control panel that makes operation a snap. 8 (usu. snaps ) N. Amer. a press stud. adjective [ attrib. ] done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice: a snap decision | he could call a snap election. PHRASES in a snap informal, chiefly N. Amer. in a moment; almost immediately: gourmet-quality meals are ready in a snap. snap one's fingers see finger. snap someone's head off see head. PHRASAL VERBS snap out of [ often in imperative ] informal get out of (a bad or unhappy mood ) by a sudden effort: come on, Fran —snap out of it! snap something up quickly and eagerly buy or secure something that is in short supply or being sold cheaply: all the tickets have been snapped up. DERIVATIVES snappable adjective, snappingly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the senses make a sudden audible bite and quick sharp biting sound ): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen seize ; partly imitative.

 

snap-action

snap-action adjective 1 denoting a switch or relay that makes and breaks contact rapidly, whatever the speed of the activating mechanism. 2 denoting a gun whose hinged barrel is secured by a spring catch.

 

snap bean

snap bean noun N. Amer. a bean of a variety grown for its edible pods. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: so named because the pods are broken into pieces to be eaten.

 

snap-brim

snap-brim adjective (of a hat ) with a brim that can be turned up and down at opposite sides.

 

snapdragon

snap |dragon |ˈsnapdrag (ə )n | noun a plant bearing spikes of brightly coloured two-lobed flowers which gape like a mouth when a bee lands on the curved lip. Antirrhinum majus, family Scrophulariaceae.

 

snap fastener

snap fas |ten ¦er noun another term for press stud.

 

snap hook

snap hook (also snap link ) noun a hook with a spring allowing the entrance but preventing the escape of a cord, link, etc.

 

snap-lock

snap-lock adjective denoting a device or component which is fastened automatically when pushed into position: the top is secured by snap-lock buckles.

 

snap-on

snap-on (also snap-in ) adjective denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap.

 

snap pea

snap pea noun another term for sugar snap.

 

snapper

snap |per |ˈsnapə | noun 1 a marine fish that is typically reddish and is valued as food, in particular: a fish of a widespread tropical family (Lutjanidae, the snapper family ), which snaps its toothed jaws. See also red snapper a fish of Australasian coastal waters (Chrysophrys auratus, family Sparidae ). 2 another term for snapping turtle. 3 informal a photographer. 4 N. Amer. a paper cracker, or the part of a cracker that makes a bang. 5 American Football a centre player.

 

snapping turtle

snap |ping tur ¦tle noun a large American freshwater turtle with a long neck and strong hooked jaws. Family Chelydridae: Chelydra serpentina and the alligator snapper.

 

snappish

snap |pish |ˈsnapɪʃ | adjective (of a dog ) irritable and inclined to bite. irritable and curt: she was often snappish with the children. DERIVATIVES snappishly adverb, snappishness noun

 

snappy

snappy |ˈsnapi | adjective ( snappier, snappiest ) informal 1 irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish: anything unusual made her snappy and nervous. 2 cleverly concise; neat: snappy catchphrases. neat and elegant: a snappy dresser. PHRASES make it snappy be quick about it: into bed and make it snappy! DERIVATIVES snappily adverb, snappiness noun

 

snap roll

snap roll noun a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a single quick revolution about its longitudinal axis while flying horizontally.

 

snapshot

snap |shot |ˈsnapʃɒt | noun 1 an informal photograph taken quickly, typically with a small handheld camera. a brief look or summary: this excellent book can only be a snapshot of a complex industry. Computing a record of the contents of a storage location or data file at a given time. 2 (snap shot ) a shot in soccer or hockey taken quickly with little backlift.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

snap

snap verb 1 the ruler snapped: break, fracture, splinter, come apart, split, crack; informal bust. 2 she snapped after years of violence: flare up, lose one's self-control, freak out, go to pieces, get worked up; informal crack up, lose one's cool, blow one's top, fly off the handle. 3 a dog was snapping at his heels: bite; gnash its teeth. 4 Be quiet!Anna snapped: say roughly, say brusquely, say abruptly, say angrily, bark, snarl, growl; retort, rejoin, retaliate; informal jump down someone's throat. noun 1 she closed her purse with a snap: click, crack, pop. 2 a cold snap: period, spell, time, interval, stretch, patch. 3 informal vacation snaps: photograph, picture, photo, shot, snapshot, print, slide, frame, still; informal mug shot. 4 it's a snap to put together: an easy task; informal a piece of cake, a cinch, a breeze, child's play, kid's stuff, duck soup. PHRASES snap out of it informal you can't tell a clinically depressed person to just snap out of it: recover, get a grip, pull oneself together, get over it, get better, cheer up, perk up; informal buck up. snap up customers are snapping up these DVDs as fast as we can put them out: buy eagerly, accept eagerly, jump at, take advantage of, grab, seize (on ), grasp with both hands, pounce on.

 

snappy

snappy adjective informal 1 a snappy catchphrase: concise, succinct, memorable, catchy, neat, clever, crisp, pithy, witty, incisive, brief, short. ANTONYMS long-winded. 2 a snappy dresser: smart, fashionable, stylish, chic, modish, elegant, neat, spruce, trim, dapper; informal snazzy, natty, sharp, nifty, cool, hip, styling, spiffy, fly. ANTONYMS slovenly. PHRASES make it snappy make it snappy, Trina, the Watsons will be here in five minutes: hurry (up ), be quick (about it ), get a move on, look lively, speed up; informal get cracking, step on it, move it, buck up, shake a leg; dated make haste.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

snap

snap verb 1 the safety rope snapped and Davis was sucked under the water: break, break in /into two, fracture, splinter, separate, come apart, part, split, crack; informal bust. ANTONYMS hold. 2 she claims she snapped after years of violence: lose one's self-control, crack, freak, freak out, get overwrought, go to pieces, get hysterical, get worked up, flare up; informal crack up, lose one's cool, blow one's top, fly off the handle; Brit. informal throw a wobbly. 3 a white Range Rover passed, the Union flag snapping from a small mast on the bonnet: crack, flick, click, crackle; flutter, wave, flap, quiver, vibrate. 4 a dog was snapping at his heels: bite, gnash its teeth; try to bite, try to nip. 5 I'm not that old!Anna snapped | there's no need to snap at me I'm only trying to help: say /speak roughly, say /speak brusquely, say /speak nastily, say /speak abruptly, say /speak angrily, bark, snarl, growl, fling, hurl; lash out at; retort, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, snap back; round on someone; informal jump down someone's throat, fly off the handle at. 6 they could see photographers snapping the royal shooting party: photograph, take /get a photograph /photo of, take someone's picture /photo, take /get a picture of, picture, take /get a snapshot /snap of, take, shoot, take /get a shot of, take a likeness of, record, film, capture /record on film /celluloid. PHRASES snap out of it informal you've had a bad time, and now you're snapping out of it: recover, recover /regain control of oneself, recover /regain control of one's emotions, recover /regain one's composure, recover /regain one's calm, recover /regain one's self-control, get /take a grip /hold on oneself, pull oneself together, get over it, become one's old self, get better, cheer up, become cheerful, perk up; informal get one's act together, buck up. ANTONYMS mope. snap something up people are snapping up bargains all over the place: buy eagerly /quickly, jump at, accept eagerly, snatch at, take advantage of, grab (at ), snatch, seize (on ), grasp, grasp with both hands, pounce on, swoop down on. ANTONYMS pass up. noun 1 she closed her purse with a snap: click, crack, pop, clink, tick, report, smack, whack, crackle. 2 there was a sudden cold snap immediately after Christmas: period, spell, time, interval, season, stretch, run; Brit. informal patch, spot. 3 the snap of the dialogue: dynamism, life, go, energy, spirit, vigour, vigorousness, liveliness, sparkle, vivacity, vitality, sprightliness, force, forcefulness, drive, strength, animation, verve, panache, elan, enthusiasm, exuberance, gusto, brio, zest, bite; informal oomph, pizzazz, zing, zip, feistiness. ANTONYMS inertia, lethargy. 4 Mark showed me his holiday snaps of Barbados: photograph, picture, photo, shot, snapshot, likeness, image, portrait, study, print, slide, transparency, negative, positive, plate, film, bromide, frame, exposure, still, proof, enprint, enlargement.

 

snappy

snappy adjective informal 1 he's in a snappy mood: irritable, irascible, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, fiery, peevish, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, impatient, grumpy, huffy, brusque, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, touchy, volatile, testy, tetchy, snarling, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric; informal snappish, chippy, grouchy, cranky, on a short fuse; Brit. informal narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head; N. Amer. informal peckish, soreheaded; Austral. /NZ informal snaky; informal, dated miffy. ANTONYMS good-natured, peaceable. 2 a snappy catchphrase: concise, succinct, memorable, catchy, neat, clever, crisp, pithy, witty, incisive, brief, short, short and sweet, sharp, terse, curt, laconic, aphoristic, epigrammatic. ANTONYMS long-winded. 3 a snappy dresser: smart, well dressed, well turned out, besuited, fashionably dressed, fashionable, stylish, chic, modish, elegant, neat, spruce, trim, dapper, debonair; French soigné; informal snazzy, natty, sharp, nifty, cool, with it; N. Amer. informal sassy, spiffy, fly, kicky; dated as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox; Brit. informal, dated swagger; archaic trig. ANTONYMS slovenly. PHRASES make it snappy into bed with you, and make it snappy! hurry, hurry (it ) up, be quick (about it ), get a move on, come along, look lively, speed up, move faster; informal get moving, get cracking, step on it, step on the gas, move it, buck up, shake a leg; Brit. informal get one's skates on; Brit. informal, dated stir one's stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; Austral. /NZ informal rattle your dags; S. African informal put foot; dated make haste. ANTONYMS dilly-dally.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

snap

snap /snæp /〖原義は 「(すばやく )かみつく 」〗動詞 s /-s /; ped /-t /; ping 自動詞 1 a. 〈物が 〉ポキンと折れる ; ブツンと切れる (off )The cable snapped and the gondola fell to the valley floor .ケーブルがプツリと切れて, ゴンドラは谷底へ落ちた ▸ Twigs snapped under the wheels .小枝は車輪の下でパシパシと折れた b. 〈物が 〉パチン [ピシャリ ]と音を立てる ; C 〗パチンと音を立ててC 状態 になる (!Cは 形容詞 ) The mousetrap snapped shut .ねずみ取りのわなはパチンと閉まった The lid snaps open .そのふたはパチンと開く 2 すばやく動く snap to attention (兵が )さっと気をつけの姿勢をとる 3 a. «…に対し » がみがみ言う , どなる «at » snap impatiently at a waiter いらいらしてウェイターにどなる b. 〈動物が 〉 «…に » かみつく , かみつこうとする «at » The piranha snapped at the fresh meat .ピラニアはパクッとその新鮮な肉に食い付いた 4 ⦅くだけて ⦆スナップ写真を撮る .5 a. 忍耐力 我慢などが 〉切れる , 参る ; 〈人が 〉かっとなる His temper finally snapped .彼の神経もとうとうプツンと切れた b. ⦅やや古 ⦆〈人 人の頭が 〉おかしくなる , 狂う .6 ⦅米 ⦆(服のボタンを )パチンと留める .他動詞 1 …をポキンと折る , プツッと切る (off )The heavy blow snapped the bone like a twig .激しい一撃が骨を小枝のようにポキンと折った 2 …をパチッ [パタッ , ピシッ ]といわせる [鳴らす ]; …をパチンと閉じる [開く ]; A C 〗Aをパチンと鳴らしてC 状態 にする (!Cは 形容詞 ) Susan snapped her purse shut .スーザンはパチンと財布をしめた snap the light on [off ]照明をパチッとつける [消す ]3 «…に対し » …を鋭い口調で言う (out ) «at » ; ⦅書 ⦆直接話法 …と語気鋭く言う (say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ “Don't blame me!she snapped .「私を責めないでよ 」と彼女はぴしゃりと言った 4 ⦅くだけて ⦆〈(スナップ )写真 を撮る .5 ⦅米 ⦆ボタン をパチンと留める .6 …をすばやく動かす ; アメフト ボール をすばやく投げる .sn p b ck 1 ⦅米話 ⦆(病気 失望などから )すばやく直る [立ち直る ]; 立ち直って «…に » なる «into » .2 〈ばねなどが 〉 (パチッと )跳ね返る .3 ⦅米 ⦆【人に 】きつく言い返す «at » .sn p into it ⦅米俗 ⦆snap to it .sn p it p snap to it .sn p A ff [ff A ]A 〈電気 テレビなど 〉を消す .sn p on A ⦅俗 ⦆キレてA 〈人 〉になぐりかかる [悪口を言う ].sn p A n [n A ]A 〈電気 テレビなど 〉をつける .sn p ut 〈声 音などが 〉急に耳に入る .sn p A ut [ut A ]A 〈命令など 〉を鋭い口調で言う .sn p ut of A ⦅くだけて ⦆ (!受け身にしない ) 1 A 〈悲しみなど 〉から立ち直る, 気を取り直す snap out of it 気を取り直す .2 A 〈物思いなど 〉から我に返る .sn p A ut of B ⦅くだけて ⦆ (!受け身にしない ) B 〈悲しみなど 〉からA 〈人 〉を立ち直らせる snap A out of it A 〈人 〉の気を取り直させる .sn p to it ⦅主に米 くだけた話 ⦆〖通例命令形で 〗もっと一生懸命にやれ, さっさとやれ .sn p A p [p A ]1 A 〈掘り出し物など 〉に飛びつく ; A 〈座席など 〉をすばやく取る [奪う ]; A 〈人 選手など 〉を取る, スカウトする snap up a low-price PC 低価格パソコンを先を争って買う The best graduates are snapped up by major companies .最も優秀な卒業生は大企業が青田刈りをする 2 A 〈チャンスなど 〉に飛びつく .名詞 s /-s /1 C パチッ [ポキッ, ピシッ ]という音 (!物が閉まったり折れたりする時の音, またはそのこと ) break with a snap ポキッと折れる the snap of a whip むちのパチッという音 2 C ⦅くだけて ⦆(素人が撮った )スナップ写真 (snapshot )▸ a snap of my girlfriend 僕の彼女のスナップ写真 3 U ⦅英 ⦆〖S- 〗スナップ 〘トランプゲームの一種 〙.4 C ⦅米 ⦆(衣服などの )スナップ , ホック (snap fastener ).5 C アメフト スナップ 〘短いパス 〙.6 U ⦅話 ⦆活気 , 元気 .7 C ⦅主に米 ⦆〖a きびきびした話し [書き ], 語気の鋭さ .8 C 通例 a (パクッと )食い付くこと .9 C 〖しばしば複合語で 〗薄焼きのクッキー .a sn p of one's f ngers 指をパチンと鳴らすこと (!人の注意を喚起するしぐさ; be a snap (↓)の意味でも用いられる ) .be a sn p ⦅米 くだけて ⦆とても簡単だ, 朝飯前だ This recipe is a snap .このレシピはまったく簡単だ in a sn p 直ちに .形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗1 急な , 即座の , あわてた 決定 選挙など 〉make snap judgments 即断する 2 ⦅米話 ⦆とても楽な , ちょろい 〈授業など 〉.副詞 パチッと ; ポキッと , プッツリと .間投詞 ⦅話 ⦆1 スナップ 〘トランプのスナップで, 同じカードが出た時の掛け声; 名詞 3 .2 ⦅英 ⦆同じだ (!2つの物が同種の物であることに驚いて言う ) Snap ! You're both wearing the same dress! わぁ, 君たちは同じ服を着てるじゃないか ~́ b an 〘植 〙さや豆 〘インゲン サヤエンドウなどの総称 〙.~́ l ck パチンと閉まる錠 ; 自動ドアロック .~́ ping t rtle 〘動 〙カミツキガメ 〘北米産の大形で攻撃的なカメ 〙.

 

snapdragon

sn p dr gon 名詞 C 〘植 〙キンギョソウ .

 

snapper

snap per /snǽpə r /名詞 C 1 パチッと鳴るもの ; がみがみ言う人 .2 snapping turtle .3 〘魚 〙フエダイ 〘暖海産のタイの一種 〙.

 

snappish

snap pish /snǽpɪʃ /形容詞 1 〈犬などが 〉かみつく癖のある .2 〈人が 〉怒りっぽい ; ぶっきらぼうな ; じゃけんにする .ly 副詞 ness 名詞

 

snappy

snap py /snǽpi /形容詞 1 snappish 2 .2 パチパチ音のする ▸ a snappy fire パチパチ燃える火 3 ⦅くだけて ⦆元気のいい, 活発な, きびきびした ▸ a snappy talk [style ]きびきびした話 [文体 ]4 ⦅くだけて ⦆しゃれた ; いきな ▸ a snappy sports car かっこいいスポーツカー 5 ⦅くだけて ⦆底冷えする snappy weather 冷え冷えする天候 M ke it sn ppy!=⦅英 ⦆L ok sn ppy!⦅くだけて ⦆急げ, 早くやれ .sn p pi ly 副詞 sn p pi ness 名詞

 

snapshoot

sn p sh ot 動詞 他動詞 …のスナップ写真を撮る .

 

snapshot

snap shot /snǽpʃɑ̀t |-ʃɔ̀t /名詞 s /-ts /C 1 スナップ写真 take snapshots of Mary メリーのスナップ写真を撮る 2 〖通例単数形で 〗寸描 , 寸見 .