snap-on

American

[snap-on, -awn] / ˈsnæpˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

adjective

attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion.

snap-on bottle tops.

Etymology

Origin of snap-on

First recorded in 1920–25; adj. use of verb phrase snap on

Example Sentences

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At $599 and up, it’s a decent utilitarian option, though this year, it’s getting some new frills: MagSafe for magnetic snap-on accessories, stronger display glass and double the storage capacity, starting at 256 GB.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Some other brands have created snap-on adapters to give or sell to their customers for Supercharger access.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Someone at the start of a promising career in journalism who is so aggressively flattering and greasily evasive, with a snap-on, snakelike, aw-shucks smile, has got to have a scheme up his sleeve.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

It works with an external battery pack that has a two-hour capacity and connects to the device through a snap-on cable.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2023

She’s wearing a maroon plaid jumper, a white blouse with a Peter Pan collar and a matching snap-on tie.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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