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snap up

British  

verb

  1. to avail oneself of eagerly and quickly

    she snapped up the bargains

  2. to interrupt abruptly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
snap up Idioms  

  1. Snatch for one's own use, as in As soon as they lower the price we intend to snap up the house; it's exactly what we want. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

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In his view, the company is uniquely positioned to snap up share in two emerging growth areas: co-packaged optics and optical circuit switches.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Hardcore fans snap up nearly all the seats before ticketing opens to the wider public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

However, Brin’s decision to snap up a new Malibu compound indicates that he is not ready to cut all connections to the Golden State, despite his later purchase of the Nevada dwelling.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

KKR’s planned acquisition comes as foreign companies, including private-equity firms, snap up data centers as the artificial-intelligence boom fuels demand for computing capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Anastasia had just changed his diapers and now she was trying to snap up his overalls.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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