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Definition snap in American English

snap noun

noun
/snæp/
1

a short loud noise, made especially by something breaking or closing

Example

The lid closed with a snap.

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2

a simple card game in which players put down cards in piles and try to be the first to shout "snap" when there are two cards that are the same

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3

a small button on clothes that works by pressing two parts together

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Example

When you're a miner, you have seven yards [of coal seam] to cut, so you'd get five yards under your belt, then have your snap knowing there were only two left.

Definition snap in American English