SNAP - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a spell of cold weather
Example: a cold snap in the middle of May
Categories: While, Piece, Spell, Patch
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
close with a snapping motion
Example: The lock snapped shut
Categories: Close, Shut
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
move with a snapping sound
Example: bullets snapped past us
Categories: Move
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
cause to make a snapping sound
Example: snap your fingers
Categories: Move
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Verb
bring the jaws together
Example: he snapped indignantly
Categories: Bite, Seize with teeth
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Verb
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
Example: The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer; The guard snarled at us
Categories: Talk, Speak, Utter, Mouth, Verbalize, Verbalise
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Verb
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
Example: The pipe snapped
Categories: Break, Separate, Split up, Fall apart, Come apart
Meaning 8
Part of speech: Verb
move or strike with a noise
Example: he clicked on the light; his arm was snapped forward
Categories: Move
Meaning 9
Part of speech: Verb
make a sharp sound
Example: his fingers snapped
Categories: Sound, Go
Meaning 10
Part of speech: Verb
put in play with a snap
Example: snap a football
Categories: Hit
Synonyms
Tear, Rupture, Crack, Snap, Ginger snap
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "snap" comes from Proto-Indo-European *ksnew-, which comes from Proto-Germanic *snappōną, which was borrowed from Low German snappen, which was borrowed from Dutch snappen. Many other languages have similar words:
- West Frisian: snappe
- German: schnappen
- Swedish: snappa
🧩 Fun Fact
Proto-Indo-European roots connect English to languages as distant as Hindi, Russian, and Persian.