Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SNAP, v.t. [D. snappen, snaawen; G. schnappen, to snap, to snatch, to gasp or catch for breath; Dan. snapper; Sw. snappa; from the root of knap and D. knippen.]

1. To break at once; to break short; as, substances that are brittle. Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. – Prior.
2. To strike with a sharp sound. – Pope.
3. To bite or seize suddenly with the teeth. – Addison. Gay.
4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words.
5. To crack; as, to snap a whip. To snap off, to break suddenly. #2. To bite off suddenly. – Wiseman. To snap one up, to snap one up short, to treat with sharp words.