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Snap at

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bite off with a quick bite. transitive

    "Her dog snapped at me!"

  2. 2
    bite off with a quick bite wordnet
  3. 3
    To lash out with a verbal attack. idiomatic, transitive

    "Don't snap at him like that!"

  4. 4
    To seize an opportunity. figuratively, transitive

    "They snapped at my final offer."

Etymology

First attested in the late 1500s.

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