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SNAP AT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does snap at mean?

• SNAP AT (verb)
The verb SNAP AT has 1 sense:

1. bite off with a quick bite

Familiarity information: SNAP AT used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SNAP AT (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Bite off with a quick bite

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

bite off; snap at

Context example:

The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants

Hypernyms (to "snap at" is one way to...):

bite; seize with teeth (to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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