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

Early this month, while buying 210 gallons in Ohio, he snapped a picture of the diesel pump as it crossed over $1,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

When quizzed about it again a couple of days later, he snapped, “She’s wrong.”

From Salon

The companies’ pre-bailout common and preferred shares continued to trade after the government intervention, and hedge funds and other investors snapped up the stock in the years after the crisis.

From Barron's

The S&P 500 on Thursday snapped a 214-session run over its 200-day moving average — but an examination of the data finds dipping below isn’t necessarily so terrible.

From MarketWatch

Some 13,000 free tickets were snapped up instantly when reservations opened last month, a fraction given that more than 100,000 people had been queuing online.

From BBC

Related Words

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