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snap

/snæp/verb

उच्चारण स्नैप

चटकना; झिड़कना

Core word

verbsnapping, snapped
  1. 1

    [I, T]

    to break something suddenly with a sharp noise; to speak or say something in an impatient, usually angry, voice; to take a photograph

    चटकना; झिड़कना

    • snap at sb
    • The branch snapped under the weight of the monkeys.

    Synonyms break crack bark snarl photograph

adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    made or done suddenly, without warning or careful thought

    अचानक

    • a snap election
    • a snap decision

    Synonyms sudden quick hasty instant

→Phrasal verbs 3

snap up

to buy or obtain something quickly because it is cheap or because you want it very much; to employ somebody quickly because they are very good

(सस्ती या बढ़िया चीज़) झटपट ख़रीद लेना, लपक लेना; (योग्य व्यक्ति को) फ़ौरन नौकरी पर रख लेना

  • All the tickets for the final were snapped up within an hour.
  • Shoppers snapped up the discounted phones.
  • Bright graduates are snapped up by big companies.

snap out of sth / snap out of it

(informal) to make an effort to stop feeling unhappy or depressed

(उदासी आदि से) झटके से बाहर निकल आना

  • Come on, snap out of it! One bad mock is not the end.

snap at sb

to speak or say something to somebody in an angry way

(किसी पर) झल्लाना, चिढ़कर बोलना

  • I'm sorry I snapped at you; I was tired.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Snap out of it (stop being sad); collocation: snap election (an election called suddenly).

Idiom 'snap out of it' (उदासी छोड़ना); collocation 'snap election' (अचानक बुलाया गया चुनाव)।