to snap sth shut

  • 1snap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Snap is used before these nouns: ↑closure Snap is used after these nouns: ↑holiday {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 break suddenly with a sharp noise ADVERB ▪ suddenly ▪ The branch suddenly snapped …

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  • 2snap — 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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  • 3snap — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) if something snaps, or if you snap it, it breaks with a sudden sharp noise: Pablo felt the second blow on his collar bone and heard it snap. | The impact must have snapped the cable. | snap sth off: Patricia snapped a twig… …

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  • 4shut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Shut is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑door, ↑eye, ↑factory, ↑gate, ↑mouth, ↑shop Shut is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blind, ↑boot, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑ …

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  • 5snap — [snæp] verb I 1) [I/T] to suddenly break something with a short loud noise, or to be broken in this way When the rope snapped, Davis fell into the water.[/ex] Ken snapped off the smaller branches.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to quickly move something, for… …

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  • 6eye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ amber, blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey/gray …

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  • 7suitcase — (also case) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, light ▪ open ▪ empty, full ▪ packed ▪ …

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  • 8briefcase — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ battered (esp. BrE) ▪ He wore a torn suit and carried a battered briefcase. ▪ bulging ▪ leather, metal, plastic …

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  • 9mouth — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, cavernous, enormous, huge, large, wide ▪ small, tiny ▪ …

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