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. )

Example Sentences

“Tell her to pick shorter words,” Pearl snapped.

From Literature

Torak couldn’t see beyond the firelight, but he knew that the clearing, too, was a wreck of snapped saplings and trampled bracken.

From Literature

A clatter of hooves and wagon wheels drawing up to the side of the house snapped her attention back to my laundry, and she finished transferring it into her basket.

From Literature

His company has also snapped up the rights with Amazon to author Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros' fantasy novels, which have sold millions of copies globally in 40 languages.

From BBC

But that success was fleeting: all five of their starters, including three freshmen, were snapped up in the NBA draft.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• broken
• cracked
• damaged
• divided
• mangled
• ripped
• ruptured
• severed