snappen

  • 11snabbōn — *snabbōn germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. schnappen, plaudern; ne. snap, chatter (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: mnd., mhd.; Etymologie: vergleiche idg. *ksneu , Verb …

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  • 12snappōn — *snappōn germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. schnappen, plaudern; ne. snap (Verb), chatter (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: mnd., mhd.; Etymologie: s. ing. *ksneu , Verb …

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  • 13snack — [15] Snack originally meant ‘bite’ (‘The … Tuscan hound … with his wide chafts [jaws] at him makes a snack’, Gavin Douglas, Æneid 1513). It was not used for a ‘quick meal’ (as in ‘have a bite to eat’) until the 18th century. It was borrowed from… …

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  • 14Snap — Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.] 1. To break at once; to break short …

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  • 15Snapped — Snap Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.] 1. To break at once; to break… …

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  • 16Snapping — Snap Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.] 1. To break at once; to break… …

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  • 17To snap back — Snap Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.] 1. To break at once; to break… …

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  • 18To snap off — Snap Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.] 1. To break at once; to break… …

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  • 19schnapps — noun (plural schnapps) Etymology: German Schnaps, literally, dram of liquor, from Low German snaps dram, mouthful, from snappen to snap Date: 1796 any of various liquors of high alcoholic content; especially strong Holland gin …

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  • 20snoop — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Dutch snoepen to buy or eat on the sly; akin to Dutch snappen to snap Date: 1832 to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner • snooper noun II. noun Date: circa 1890 one that snoops …

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