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• past tense form of snap.
• past participle of snap.

snapped

American  

[snapt] / snæpt /

adjective

1. broken suddenly and with a sharp cracking sound.

   The snapped twig startled the animal, and it darted to safety.

2. photographed, especially quickly or spontaneously.

   A hastily snapped photo captured the moment.

3. Digital Technology.

   1. (of a QR code or other source) scanned using a smartphone or other digital device in order to read the encoded text or URL and browse the hyperlinked web page.

      The URL of the snapped QR code was only a blank page with no info, just a silly movie clip.

   2. being or relating to an icon or other displayed item moved instantly and automatically into alignment with a grid or into a predetermined position, as to a corner or edge of the screen.

      A snapped app occupies a narrower region of the screen, freeing up the remaining screen area.

4. uttered quickly and sharply, as a command, retort, rebuke, etc..

   "None of your business!" was the snapped reply.

5. closed, opened, placed, thrown, applied, etc., with a sharp, quick sound or movement.

   A snapped shot hit the goalie in the net and was knocked away.

   The tip of a snapped whip would’ve hurt like a knife.

6. Football. (of the ball) put into play by tossing it back to a member of the offensive backfield, especially from between the legs when bent over double.

   A punter receives the snapped ball and punts it to the opposing team in a way that limits any field position advantage.

7. (of the fingers) making a sudden sharp sound by being pressed against each other and then released sideways.

   They arrogantly expect the rest of the world to jump to their snapped fingers.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of snap.

Etymology

Origin of snapped

snap ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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snapped

Maybe Stevens snapped after spending another week butting heads with the rival who foiled her Senate dreams.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Samsung is the world's largest maker of memory chips -- components in short supply as advanced types are snapped up for use in data centres powering artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Records show Lorre made a nice profit on the sale, having snapped up the home for $9.5 million in fall 2020.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Thank goodness the Chargers again snapped defeat from the jaws of victory with that pathetic fourth-down try when they were leading 17-10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

She snapped it out of the water and was looking straight into my eyes from a distance of four or five feet.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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