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Definition of
snap adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
snap
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
snæp
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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made or done quickly and without careful thought or preparation
It was a
snap decision
.
They held a
snap election
.
See
snap
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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snap out
phrasal verb
snap up
phrasal verb
cold snap
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snap bean
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sugar snap
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ginger snap
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snap to it
be a snap
snap your fingers
snap out of it/something
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snap somebody out of it/something
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Phrasal verbs
snap out
phrasal verb
snap up
phrasal verb
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snap to it
be a snap
snap your fingers
snap out of it/something
bite/snap somebody's head off
snap somebody out of it/something
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