snappen

  • 31schnapps — [ʃnæps] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: schnaps, from Low German snappen to snap ] a strong alcoholic drink …

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  • 32snap — snap1 W3 [snæp] v past tense and past participle snapped present participle snapping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(move into position)¦ 3¦(say something angrily)¦ 4¦(become angry/anxious etc)¦ 5¦(animal)¦ 6¦(photograph)¦ 7 snap your fingers …

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  • 33schnapps — (n.) 1818, kind of Holland gin, from Ger. Schnaps, lit. a mouthful, gulp, from Low Ger. snaps, from snappen to snap (see SNAP (Cf. snap)) …

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  • 34snap — {{11}}snap (n.) late 15c., quick, sudden bite or cut, from Du. or Low Ger. snappen to snap, probably related to M.L.G. or M.Du. snavel bill, beak (see NIB (Cf. nib)). Sense of quick movement is first recorded 1630s; that of something easily done… …

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  • 35snoop — (v.) 1832, to go around in a prying manner, Amer.Eng., to appropriate, probably from Du. snoepen to pry, also eat in secret, eat sweets, sneak, probably related to snappen to bite, snatch (see SNAP (Cf. snap)). Specific meaning to pry into other… …

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  • 36snack — noun 1》 a small quantity of food or a light meal, eaten between meals or in place of a meal. 2》 Austral. informal a thing that is easy to accomplish. verb eat a snack. Origin ME (orig. in the sense snap, bite ): from MDu. snac(k), from snacken to …

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  • 37snap — verb (snaps, snapping, snapped) 1》 break with a sharp cracking sound. 2》 (of an animal) make a sudden audible bite.     ↘(snap something up) quickly secure something that is in short supply. 3》 open or close with a brisk movement or sharp sound.… …

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  • 38snap — [[t]snæp[/t]] v. snapped, snap•ping, n. adj. adv. 1) to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip 2) to click, as a mechanism or the jaws coming together 3) to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door or lid 4)… …

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  • 39snap — [c]/snæp / (say snap) verb (snapped, snapping) –verb (i) 1. to make a sudden, sharp sound; crackle. 2. to click, as a mechanism. 3. to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a lid. 4. to break suddenly, especially with a sharp,… …

  • 40hikst — sb., et, hikst, ene (snappen efter vejret) …

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