Emily Dickinson Lexicon

snap (snapt), v. [Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'beak, bill'.]

1. Connect; join; seal; secure; catch; make a noise when fitting together.
2. Break; split; rent; bust; wrack; rupture; tear apart; [verbal adj.] weary; exhausted; unusable; no longer able to function.
3. Strike; attack; bite; shut; close down on prey; [fig.] capture.