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单词 snap-
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snap-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.
The stem of snap v. in combination.
1.
a. With nouns (also forming derivatives).
snap action n.
Brit. /ˈsnap ˌakʃn/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæp ˌækʃ(ə)n/
used attributively as snap action gun (see quot. a1884); also to designate switches and relays that make and break contact rapidly, independently of the speed of the actuating mechanism; so snap-actioned adj.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [adjective] > types of switch
snap action1875
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > other small arms
long gun1530
currier1558
crabut1626
long arm1675
bullet-guna1701
hand cannon1752
wall-gun1812
walking-stick gun1823
shoulder gun1824
safety gun1825
gas gun1856
self-cocker1857
bolt action1871
snap action gun1875
saddle gun1886
multibarrel1899
dane gun1900
clip-loader1901
pump-action1923
sleeve gun1944
laser gun1961
phaser1966
magnum1970
1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) i. i. ii. 26 Patents for slight modifications of this snap-actioned ‘central fire’.
1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 56 Top lever snap action gun.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 826 Snap Action, as distinguished from a lever gun; one which as the hinged barrel closes is fastened by a spring catch.
1951 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 639/2 A snap-action switch..cuts out the power supply at short and timed intervals.
1962 Newnes Conc. Encycl. Electr. Engin. 726/1 Many rotary switches are manufactured for d.c. operation with snap-action mechanisms.
1977 R. W. Smeaton Switchgear & Control Handbk. iii. 4 Snap-action contacts reduce the arcing time.
snap-apple n.
Brit. /ˈsnapapl/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌæp(ə)l/
(see quot. 1823).
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth
chop-cherry1561
flap-dragon1601
bob-apple1681
snapdragon1704
bob-cherry1741
snap-apple1823
bob-a-cherry1899
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 371 Snap apple, a mirth exciting frolic; in which catching..an apple in your mouth, while twirling on a stick suspended on its centre, with a candle at the other end of it, is the jest of the sport.
1870 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Oct. 583 Who's for snap-apple?
† snap-bag n. Obsolete = snapsack n.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > carried on back or over shoulder
knapsack1603
snapsack1633
snap-bag1688
haversack1711
pikau1836
nunny bag1842
packsack1851
pack1853
rucksack1853
kiondo1902
backpack1914
Charley1919
Bergan1923
musette1923
daypack1969
daysack1974
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xiv. 17/2 The Port Mantle, of some termed a Bugett, or Snapsack, or Snapbag.
snap-bean n.
Brit. /ˈsnapbiːn/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌbin/
U.S. (see snap n. 18).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > pulses or plants producing pulses > [noun] > bean > kidney beans or kidney bean plants
French bean1542
kidney bean1548
fasels1562
frijoles1568
Welsh bean1585
longbean1587
cock stone1631
haricot1653
string-bean1759
snap-bean1770
bunch-bean1787
butter bean1820
bush-bean1821
snaps1845
navy bean1851
cannellini1862
flageolet1877
wax bean1905
pinto bean1913
wax-pod bean1921
borlotti1932
the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > pulse > [noun] > bean > kidney beans
kidney bean1548
fasels1562
frijoles1568
Welsh bean1585
longbean1587
haricot1653
string-bean1759
snapc1770
butter bean1820
snap-bean1870
flageolet1877
sieva1888
pinto bean1913
pinto1918
borlotti1932
soldier bean1968
1770 M. Ambler Jrnl. Sept. in Virginia Mag. Hist. & Biogr. (1937) XLV. 156 A Breast of Veal for Dinner Snap Beans & gooseberry tart.
1870 S. Lanier Nine from Eight in Poems 48 Hit gobbled me up like snap~beans.
1897 Outing 30 383/2 The supper consisted of fried ham and snap-beans.
snap-beetle n.
Brit. /ˈsnapbiːtl/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌbid(ə)l/
a click-beetle (cf. click n.1 6).
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > member of (click-beetle)
snap-beetle1698
spring beetle1782
skipper1796
elater1813
skipjack1817
snap-bug1834
click1848
snapping beetle (or bug, jack)1861
1698 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 397 A peculiar species I have seen in England, and call Snap-Beetles, from their elastick or springing Faculty.
1702 J. Petiver Gazophylacii I. 16 The Velvet-eyed Virginia Snap~Beetle.
1889 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening IV. 213 The names..Click Beetle and Snap Beetle refer to the sound produced in the leap.
snap-block n.
Brit. /ˈsnapblɒk/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌblɑk/
Nautical (see quot. a1884).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > system of) pulley(s) > specific forms of block
snap-block1626
tail-block1769
notch-block1788
strap-bound-block1794
monkey1834
strap-block1875
butterfly block1882
1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 15 A snap blocke is seldom vsed but in heauing of goods and ordinances.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 826/1 Snap Block, a block with an opening in the side at which the rope may be laid in the sheave without the trouble of reeving it in.
snap-brim n.
Brit. /ˈsnapbrɪm/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌbrɪm/
used attributively to designate a type of hat for men with a brim which may be arranged in different ways; also absol.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having a brim > which may be arranged in different ways
snap-brim1928
snap-brimmed1949
1928 Daily Express 5 July 9/4 The snap-brim (or turn-down) soft felt hat.
1941 Amer. Speech 16 67/2 Later Bretons and Sailors were pushed, and the standard Snap-Brim.
1969 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley Only Matter of Time 45 Davie..put on his soft green hat... Why a ‘snap brim’, by the way? He always wondered.
1972 B. F. Conners Don't embarrass Bureau (1973) i. 3 The man was wearing a nondescript raincoat and a gray snap-brim hat.
snap-brimmed adj.
Brit. /ˈsnapbrɪmd/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌbrɪmd/
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having a brim > which may be arranged in different ways
snap-brim1928
snap-brimmed1949
1949 B. A. Botkin Treasury Southern Folklore ii. iii. 252 Loud checked suit, flaming necktie, diamond stickpin, and rakish snap-brimmed felt hat.
1976 Maclean's 15 Nov. 28/1 Al Capone wasn't talking through his snap-brimmed hat.
snap-bug n.
Brit. /ˈsnapbʌɡ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌbəɡ/
= snap-beetle n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > member of (click-beetle)
snap-beetle1698
spring beetle1782
skipper1796
elater1813
skipjack1817
snap-bug1834
click1848
snapping beetle (or bug, jack)1861
1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 350 Elater noctilucus..; dusky brown, with a cinereous down... North America is extremely rich in this genus. The insect is usually called a Snap-bug.
snap-cap n.
Brit. /ˈsnapkap/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌkæp/
(see quot. 1876).
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > stopper for muzzle
tampiona1625
stopper1802
snap-cap1844
1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 96 (note) Muzzle-Stoppers, Snap-Caps.
1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 391/1 Snap-cap, a small leather cylinder with a metal top of the size of the hammer of a percussion musket, and fitting closely to the nipple.
snap-dog n.
Brit. /ˈsnapdɒɡ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌdɔɡ/
,
/ˈsnæpˌdɑɡ/
local a lurcher.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > lurcher
tumbler1519
Norfolk tumbler1607
lurcher1668
tumbler dog1675
tumbler bitch1680
snap-dog1877
1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 230 Snap-dog, a half-bred greyhound.
1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Dec. 6/3 Rabbit Coursing Sweep~stakes for so many ‘snap-dogs’.
snap-dyke n.
Brit. /ˈsnapdʌɪk/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌdaɪk/
,
Scottish English /ˈsnapdʌik/
Scottish (see quots.).
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > wall > low wall of turf or stone
dikec1425
stone-dike1553
snap-dyke1793
reave1848
1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 104 A kind of stone fence, called Snap-dykes, peculiar to Carrick and the north parts of Galloway, is admirably fitted for sheep parks; being from 4 to 6 feet in height, strong and firmly locked together at the top.
1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 42 Among the various sorts of stone wall usual in Scotland, there is one, known under the name of the Galloway or snap dike.
† snap-fig n. Obsolete = beccafico n.
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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Sylvia > sylvia atricapilla (blackcap)
fig-bird1576
snap-fig1603
beccafico1621
fig-pecker1647
fig-finch1655
black cap1678
fig-eater1678
nettle-monger1712
mockingbird1883
the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Sylvia > sylvia hortensis (beccafico)
fig-bird1576
snap-fig1603
beccafico1621
fig-pecker1647
fig-finch1655
pettichaps1673
fig-eater1678
nettle-monger1712
garden warbler1817
nettle creeper1984
1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xiii. 654 The daintie bird beccafico or snapfig deserveth to bee eaten whole at one morsell.
snap-finger n.
Brit. /ˈsnapfɪŋɡə/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌfɪŋɡər/
Pathology (see quot.)
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1901 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 2) at Finger Snap-finger, Spring-finger, a condition in which flexion and extension of the finger beyond certain points are difficult.
snap-flask n.
Brit. /ˈsnapflɑːsk/
,
/ˈsnapflask/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌflæsk/
(see quot. 1875).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > moulds or shaping equipment
mouldc1330
share mould1568
matrice1587
matrix1626
form1655
ice mould1781
intaglio1825
hand mould1829
striker1843
wax-mould1849
Savoy mould1866
snap-flask1875
moulding board1882
pipe diea1884
injection mould1945
shell-mould1950
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2229/1 Snap-flask, a two-part flask having its halves joined together by a butt-hinge at one corner and a latch at the diagonally opposite corner.
1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 252/1 Most malleable castings are..moulded in snap-flasks.
snap gauge n.
Brit. /ˈsnap ɡeɪdʒ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæp ˌɡeɪdʒ/
Mechanics a form of caliper gauge that can be used to check that a component is neither too large nor too small within stated tolerances.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for determining or verifying dimensions > specific
size1763
limit gauge1841
plug gauge1850
scantle1850
string-gauge1876
snap gauge1918
burr-gauge-
1918 D. T. Hamilton Gages iii. 67 Snap gages used in general manufacturing are made in three types; namely, solid, adjustable, and built-up gages.
1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes iv. 298 When using snap gauges for checking external diameters the component should be gauged in a number of positions along and around its surface.
snap-jack n.
Brit. /ˈsnapdʒak/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌdʒæk/
dialect the stitchwort.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > chickweeds and stitchworts
chicken meateOE
bird's-tonguea1300
stitchworta1300
chickenweedc1300
piglea1400
chickweed?a1425
craches1530
mouse-ear1578
all-bony1597
chickenwort1762
Stellaria1785
all bones1787
mouse-eared chickweed1789
cerastium1799
starwort1809
satin flower1836
adder's meat1853
thunder-flower1853
snap-jack1867
shirt button1880
1867 W. F. Rock Jim an' Nell xlix. 15 Whit-zindays, snap-jacks, goosey vlops.
1894 B. Whitby Mary Fenwick's Daughter I. 57 Bird's-eye and snap-jack, ragged robin and hem~lock.
snap-plough n.
Brit. /ˈsnapplaʊ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌplaʊ/
local (see quots.).
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the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > ploughing equipment > [noun] > plough > other types of plough
ox-plough?1523
double plough1653
chip plough1742
Rotherham plough1743
fluke plough1775
breaking plough1781
miner1794
snap-plough1798
turf-cutter1819
scooter plough1820
bull-tongue1831
prairie plough1831
split-plough1840
prairie breaker1857
straddle-plough1875
tickle-plough1875
chill-plough1886
stump-jump1896
swamp plough1930
prairie buster1943
1798 J. Middleton View Agric. Middlesex 91 A swing turn-wrest plough.. in which the wrest is moved in half the usual time... This farmer calls them snap ploughs.
1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. 108 Snap~plough, a plough with two wings, so fixed as to snap or move from one side to the other, though only one projects at a time.
† snap-rod n. Obsolete (see quot. 1688).
Π
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 103 A Snapper, or Snap-Rod, is a strong Pole, peculiar for a Pike.
snap-sound n.
Brit. /ˈsnapsaʊnd/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌsaʊnd/
Pathology a snapping sound heard in auscultation.
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1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 1021 The snap sound and the thrill may be observed in some cardiac cycles.
snap-thought n.
Brit. /ˈsnapθɔːt/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌθɔt/
,
/ˈsnæpˌθɑt/
attributive used for noting ideas as they occur.
Π
1738 Weddell Voy. up Thames 83 Taking every Opportunity to put down Notes in his Snap-thought Leger.
snap-to n.
Brit. /ˈsnaptuː/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌtu/
the act of closing with a snap.
Π
1900 Kynoch Jrnl. Apr.–May 94/1 He succeeds in closing it [sc. the pistol], but..the snap-to is as a rule unexpected.
snap-tree n.
Brit. /ˈsnaptriː/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌtri/
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun]
sea-docka1400
bear's footc1400
bear claw1543
acanthus1551
brank-ursine1551
bear's breech1565
acanth1648
Malabar nut1694
spirit-leaf1696
spirit weed1699
snap-tree?1711
many-roots1750
ruellia1751
Christmas pride1756
menow weed1756
strobilanthes1836
adelaster1863
bear's breeches1882
?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii X. Table 91 Luzone Adhatoda or Snap-tree with a Jasmin Flower.
1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Adhatoda The Willow-leav'd Malabar Nut, commonly call'd, The Snap-tree.
1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Snap-tree, Justicia hyssopifolia.
snap-weed n.
Brit. /ˈsnapwiːd/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌwid/
(see quots.).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > balsam and allied flowers
noli me tangere1563
balsam apple1578
touch-me-not1659
eagle-flower1718
balsam1736
quick-in-hand1744
Capuchin1756
balsamine1785
impatiens1785
jewelweed1817
snap-weed1823
lady's slipper1836
busy Lizzie1938
sultana1938
patient Lucy1940
policeman's helmet1950
1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Snapweed, Impatiens.
1899 Step Romance Wild Fl. 135 The handsome Jewel-weed, or Snap~weed (Impatiens fulva).
snap-willow n.
Brit. /ˈsnapˌwɪləʊ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌwɪloʊ/
local the brittle or crack willow, Salix fragilis.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > other types of willow
red willow1547
water willow1583
goat's willow1597
rose willow1597
sweet willow1597
French willow1601
siler1607
palm-withy1609
sallowie1610
swallowtail willow1626
willow bay1650
black willow1670
crack-willow1670
grey willow1697
water sallow1761
almond willowa1763
swallow-tailed willow1764
swamp willow1765
golden osier1772
golden willow1772
purple willow1773
sand-willow1786
goat willow1787
purple osier1797
whipcord1812
Arctic willow1818
sage-willow1846
pussy willow1851
Kilmarnock willow1854
sweet-bay willow1857
pussy1858
palm willow1869
Spaniard1871
ground-willow1875
Spanish willow1875
snap-willow1880
diamond willow1884
sandbar willow1884
pussy palm1886
creeping willow1894
bat-willow1907
cricket bat willow1907
silver willow1914
1880 R. Jefferies Round about Great Estate 87 The ‘snap-willow’, which is so brittle that every gale breaks off its feeble twigs.
snapwood n.
Brit. /ˈsnapwʊd/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌwʊd/
(see quot. 1808).
Π
1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Hants (1813) xii. §4. 389 A claim..of taking what is called snap~wood, that is, all the fallen branches, and such as they can snap off by hand.
b. In the names of things or appliances operating, closing, fastening, fitting, etc., with a snap or by means of a catch.
snap-bolt n.
Brit. /ˈsnapbəʊlt/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌboʊlt/
Π
1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) i. i. ii. 33 Mr. W. W. Greener's is also a good snap-bolt.
snap-button n.
Brit. /ˈsnapbʌtn/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌbətn/
Π
1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. (1968) 228/3 Gloves... Set in thumbs, and patent snap buttons.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 23 Oct. 20/2 His pearl snap-button shirt is open, his belt loosened a notch, his head propped up with a bulky, weathered arm.
snap-catch n.
Brit. /ˈsnapkatʃ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌkætʃ/
Π
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 285/2 The breech is closed sharply on the hinge and is held by a snap-catch.
1888 A. G. Steel in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) iii. 179 The object of short-slip is to pick up snicks which just miss the wicket-keeper, and although he may hold a larger proportion of these quick snap catches when a long way from the wicket, he will get an infinitely greater number when closer in.
snap-closing n.
Brit. /ˈsnapˌkləʊzɪŋ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌkloʊzɪŋ/
Π
1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour 171/2 (heading) Sleeve with snap closing.
snap-closure n.
Brit. /ˈsnapkləʊʒə/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌkloʊʒər/
Π
1969 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 16 Band waist, snap closure.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 10 Apr. 16/3 (advt.) The waist band and two patch pockets are fitted with permanent and attractive metal snap closures. No buttons to fall off.
snap-fastener n.
Brit. /ˈsnapˌfɑːsnə/
,
/ˈsnapˌfɑːsn̩ə/
,
/ˈsnapˌfasnə/
,
/ˈsnapˌfasn̩ə/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌfæs(ə)nər/
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > snapfastening
snap-fastener1895
press stud1903
popper1959
snap1964
1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 289/3 Men's Genuine Oil Tanned Calfskin Gloves,..one button, patent snap fastener.
1976 M. Maguire Scratchproof xi. 165 My eyes instinctively traced the zipper, buttons and snap fasteners on her suit.
snap-fastening n.
Brit. /ˈsnapˌfɑːsnɪŋ/
,
/ˈsnapˌfɑːsn̩ɪŋ/
,
/ˈsnapˌfasnɪŋ/
,
/ˈsnapˌfasn̩ɪŋ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌfæs(ə)nɪŋ/
Π
1898 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 124/3 Men's Klondike sleeping bags,..envelope top, snap fastenings, riveted corners.
1981 Sunday Express Mag. 11 Oct. 17/2 (advt.) And each of the two key fobs has its own snap fastening.
snap-gun n.
Brit. /ˈsnapɡʌn/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌɡən/
Π
1644 Sc. Acts, Chas. I (1870) VI. 65 Their foote men haveing snap gunnes and suordis sall have the pay of foote souldiers.
1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 206 [Mr. Needham's] first snap gun..was so constructed that upon depressing the lever for opening the gun, the hammers were raised to half-cock.
snap-harness n.
Brit. /ˈsnaphɑːnᵻs/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌhɑrnəs/
Π
1888 Daily News 3 Dec. 3/5 The snap harness which enables the horses to be harnessed in less than ten seconds.
snap-joint n.
Brit. /ˈsnapdʒɔɪnt/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌdʒɔɪnt/
Π
1956 Archit. Rev. 119 213/2 In this case the positive fixing and covering are achieved by a simple snap-joint incorporated in the edge corrugations.
1968 Gloss. Terms Mechanized & Hand Sheet Metal Work (B.S.I.) 21 Snap joint, the junction between two pieces of sheet or strip, the edges of which are formed so that they can be clipped together to form a rigid joint.
snap-lid n.
Brit. /ˈsnaplɪd/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌlɪd/
Π
1932 Notes & Queries 13 Feb. 123/2 Portable Ink-Bottles: these were in quite common use until recent times... I frequently had in a waistcoat pocket, the small square, or oblong leathered covered box, with a snap-lid.
snap-lock n.
Brit. /ˈsnaplɒk/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌlɑk/
Π
1913 Strand Mag. Nov. 103 (advt.) Smart, neat, snap-lock links. Of all Hosiers, Outfitters, etc... Snap-lock Link Co.
1971 B. Malamud Tenants 12 His apartment, stoutly protected by two patent locks plus a strong snap-lock enclosing heavy circular bolts.
snap-mousetrap n.
Brit. /ˌsnapˈmaʊstrap/
,
U.S. /ˌsnæpˈmaʊsˌtræp/
Π
1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 106 Snap mouse-traps, baited with tallow or suet.
snap-net n.
Brit. /ˈsnapnɛt/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌnɛt/
Π
1886 Longman's Mag. 7 652 Years ago an immense number of salmon used to be taken by means of these snap-nets.
snap-purse n.
Brit. /ˈsnappəːs/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌpərs/
Π
1897 Daily News 23 Mar. 7/1 Snap~purses, writing cases, pearl necklets.
1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 375/2 A miniature snap-purse.
snap-reel n.
Brit. /ˈsnapriːl/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌril/
Π
1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. A. Musæus in German Romance I. 99 A loud humming symphony of snap-reel and spinning-wheel.
snap-shackle n.
Brit. /ˈsnapʃakl/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌʃæk(ə)l/
Π
1974 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 July 11/1 Another day..a snap shackle on the mizzen staysail broke.
snap-trap n.
Brit. /ˈsnaptrap/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌtræp/
Π
1875 Zoologist 10 4662 Rats caught in snap-traps.
snap-wedge n.
Brit. /ˈsnapwɛdʒ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌwɛdʒ/
Π
1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) i. i. ii. 36 The hook in which the snap-wedge enters to keep the gun closed.
c.
snap-link n.
Brit. /ˈsnaplɪŋk/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌlɪŋk/
(a) (see quot. 1875); (b) = karabiner n.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid > types of
runner1688
runner ring1791
ice axec1800
alpenstock1829
rope1838
climbing-iron1857
piolet1868
snap-link1875
prickera1890
middleman('s) knot (also loop, noose, etc.)1892
chock1894
glacier-rope1897
piton1898
run-out1901
belaying-pin1903
snap-ring1903
ironmongery1904
line1907
Tricouni1914
ice claw1920
peg1920
sling1920
ice piton1926
ice hammer1932
karabiner1932
rock piton1934
thread belay1935
mugger1941
running belay1941
piton hammer1943
sky-hook1951
etrier1955
pied d'éléphant1956
rope sling1957
piton runner1959
bong1960
krab1963
rurp1963
ice screw1965
nut1965
traverse line1965
jumar1966
knife-blade1968
tie-off1968
rock peg1971
whammer1971
Whillans whammer1971
Whillans harness1974
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2229/2 Snap-link, an open link with a spring, for the purpose of connecting parts of harness, chains, etc.
1946 D. R. Brower Man. Ski Mountaineering (ed. 2) iii. 28 The army aluminium carabiner (snaplink) has equal strength, weighs much less.
1981 L. Deighton XPD xxxvii. 294 Never mind all these modern contraptions—pitons, snap links and stirrups.
snap-ring n.
Brit. /ˈsnaprɪŋ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæpˌrɪŋ/
(a) (see quot. 1903); (b) = karabiner n.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid > types of
runner1688
runner ring1791
ice axec1800
alpenstock1829
rope1838
climbing-iron1857
piolet1868
snap-link1875
prickera1890
middleman('s) knot (also loop, noose, etc.)1892
chock1894
glacier-rope1897
piton1898
run-out1901
belaying-pin1903
snap-ring1903
ironmongery1904
line1907
Tricouni1914
ice claw1920
peg1920
sling1920
ice piton1926
ice hammer1932
karabiner1932
rock piton1934
thread belay1935
mugger1941
running belay1941
piton hammer1943
sky-hook1951
etrier1955
pied d'éléphant1956
rope sling1957
piton runner1959
bong1960
krab1963
rurp1963
ice screw1965
nut1965
traverse line1965
jumar1966
knife-blade1968
tie-off1968
rock peg1971
whammer1971
Whillans whammer1971
Whillans harness1974
1903 Sci. Amer. 14 Feb. 110 These last [= packing rings] are called ‘snap rings’, from the fact that they are sprung into the piston.
1941 T. A. H. Peacocke Mountaineering ii. 25 Each climber carries a loop of line... A ‘karabiner’ (snap-ring) is hung on the loop.
1941 Engineers' Digest 2 321/1 Snap rings provide an economical and effective means of facilitating machine assemblies in applications where the loading is not excessive.
1957 Listener 28 Nov. 882/2 The less fortunate..of us have to..join the modern school of artificial rock climbers..with their pitons, snap rings, miniature ladders, [etc.].
1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook i. 12/2 With a special tool..depress the valve springs, remove the split cotters and snap rings.
snap switch n.
Brit. /ˈsnap swɪtʃ/
,
U.S. /ˈsnæp ˌswɪtʃ/
a snap-action switch.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > device to open or close circuit > [noun] > by mode of operation
time switch1884
pull switch1888
press switch1892
autoswitch1903
tumbler switch1907
snap switch1926
timer1934
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > switch > types of
pin switch1865
limit switch1886
press-key1896
rocker switch1898
pressel switch1916
snap switch1926
toggle switch1938
microswitch1941
1926 Brit. Standard Gloss. Terms Electr. Engin. (Brit. Engin. Standards Assoc.) 159 Snap switch.
1977 R. W. Smeaton Switchgear & Control Handbk. iii. 6 (heading) Resistance of control-circuit duty contacts and snap switches.
d. In combinations relating to or connected with the use of a snap-hook in fishing, as snap-angling [compare German schnappangel] , snap-fishing; snap-bait, snap-tackle.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [noun] > using snap-hook
snapping1736
snap-angling1792
snap-fishing1792
1792 W. Osbaldiston Brit. Sportsman 606 Snap-angling is with two large hooks tied back to back, and one smaller to fix your bait on.
1794 Sporting Mag. 3 247 The directions for snap-fishing.
1839 T. C. Hofland Brit. Angler's Man. v. 124 I generally resort to my snap-tackle.
1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports i. v. iii. 254 Snap-fishing must be practised with the top joints of the rod reduced in length and of greater stiffness.
1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports i. v. iii. 257 The Snap-Bait is employed only when the fish are wary and inclined to eject the ordinary kind.
e. Formed, taken, performed, etc., hastily or rapidly, as snap exposure, snap-firing, snap judgement, etc. Also snap freezing n. freezing done by reducing the temperature suddenly to well below freezing point. snap-freeze v. transitive.In this and the next group passing into adj.
ΘΠ
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > frozen condition > refrigeration to a low temperature
snap freezing1841
freeze-drying1944
blast-freezing1948
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > make cold [verb (transitive)] > expose to extreme cold for freezing or preserving > refrigerate to a low temperature
snap-freeze1841
freeze-dry1949
deep-freeze1957
blast-freeze1965
flash-freeze1973
1841 Congress. Globe X. App. 42/3 This extra session of Congress, called in time of peace to take snap judgments on the American people.
1861 N.Y. Tribune in Times 19 Nov. A traveller's snap-judgement formed on the most superficial observation.
1867 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 23) 13 Get some one to give you difficult catches... You will soon be good at snap~catching.
1876 W. Black Madcap Violet xxviii After..a great deal of snap-firing, the skart was at last stretched on the water.
1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 255 For snap exposures a different course is necessary.
1894 Amer. Ann. Photogr. 137 The real necessities for snap photography.
1896 Congress. Rec. 27 Feb. 2214/2 When the snap tally was taken, he..went to the clerk.
1898 A. P. Atterbury tr. W. Sombart Socialism & Social Movement in 19th Cent. vi. 137 A snap resolution of a working-men's congress.
1932 ‘N. Shute’ Lonely Road xi. 229 This isn't any snap decision on my part. I've been thinking of it for some time.
1933 Mod. Lang. Notes 48 393 In most cases they reflect, not conclusions drawn from research, but snap judgments based on chance observation and personal likes and dislikes.
1940 Sun (Baltimore) 23 Sept. 12/2 (caption) Charley Gehringer takes a snap throw from Shortstop Dick Bartell.
1954 X. Fielding Hide & Seek v. 67 Unless we were unlucky enough to be held up by a snap Gestapo..check.
1955 New Biol. 18 93 Slow cooling is supposed to cause more damage than rapid cooling since it results in the formation of larger ice crystals, and the use of ‘snap’ or ultra-rapid freezing has been advocated on the grounds that ice crystal formation may be avoided altogether, the system cooling in an amorphous state.
1959 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes Wife v. 54 I had to keep this snap appointment.
1959 Punch 27 May 704/3 You have to be constantly on the qui vive if you are not going to risk being behindhand with the timing of the first drop [of hail], or even missing a snap shower altogether.
1960 V. Jenkins Lions Down Under xi. 161 There was no doubt about his speed and capacity for ‘snap-thinking’.
1960 Daily Mail 19 Jan. 5/1 The Breathalyzer, the snap-test machine..for picking out drunken drivers.
1965 Listener 21 Oct. 637/2 The snap opinions in this programme which I have always respected are those of Patrick Campbell.
1973 Times 8 Jan. 3/3 The investigation..will involve snap checks at garages.
1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story viii. 62 One must make no snap judgement.
1974 R. Hawkey & R. Bingham Wild Card ix. 95 If he builds a cryogenic tank into the spacecraft, it'll rupture on explosion, spray the tissue with liquid oxygen, snap-freeze it, and provide perfect histological specimens for the investigators.
1974 B. A. Newton Trypanosomiasis & Leishmaniasis 277 Annear (1956) described a technique for ‘snap freezing’ Crithidia oncopelti on a ‘peptone plug’.
1974 Socialist Worker 26 Oct. 15/1 2800 teachers in 90 schools staging snap strikes in support of a £15-a-week interim increase.
1976 Alyn & Deeside Observer 10 Dec. 16/3 The information arrives at a time which can allow only for a ‘snap decision’.
1977 Times of Zambia 7 Sept. 2/2 A snap survey of clinics found that medical assistants in the health institutions had not been able to administer prescribed drugs for some time now.
f. In Parliamentary usage, as snap bill, snap dissolution, snap division, snap election, snap vote, one obtained or taken unexpectedly or when comparatively few members are present.
ΚΠ
1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xx. 96 It was evident that this was only what is called a ‘snap’ vote.
1883 E. W. Hamilton Diary 19 July (1972) II. 461 The Agricultural Holdings Bill..is on the whole being well received, though the Government were on Tuesday defeated by a snap division on a landlords' amendment.
1884 Nonconformist & Independent 7 Feb. 129/2 The majority was the result of a ‘snap division’.
1892 Rev. Reviews V. 3/2 Administrations have tried by a snap dissolution..to capture a fresh majority.
1940 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Mar. 12/3 The outcome of the voting in Canada is no surprise. It was a ‘snap’ election engineered with the greatest skill by Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King and the results have fully justified his astute political strategy.
1973 Times 8 Dec. 3/8 The strong majority..who do not think the Government should hold a snap general election on this issue are mainly Conservative voters.
1975 J. P. Morgan House of Lords & Labour Govt. viii. 217 The reformers themselves therefore argued that the announcement should be made immediately, and the Lords' reform, including any mention of a snap Bill, indefinitely deferred.
2. Forming combinations, esp. with prepositions, used attributively to designate things or appliances operating with a snap (cf. sense 1b); as snap-in, snap-off, snap-on, etc.
ΘΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > become detached [verb (intransitive)] > be detachable
to come off ——1652
unship1834
snap-off1905
1905–6 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Fall–Winter 158/4 Snap-on Hose Supporters, snaps on to edge of corset.
1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 590 Sports seats... Pigskin covered handle, ‘snap-on’ ground disc.
1963 Punch 17 Apr. 560/3 This is a hygienic, snap-top canisterette.
1967 Electronics 6 Mar. 81/1 (advt.) Printed Circuit Pins (A) may be attached at rates up to 4,000 an hour; snap-in design holds leads in position for easy solder dipping.
1972 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. 3/4 (advt.) 4 snap-close shirts.
1977 National Observer (U.S.) 15 Jan. 21/4 Old wine is also served up in snaptop cans in an entertainment called The Club, now at the downtown Circle in the Square.
1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. (Parade Suppl.) 14/2 (advt.) Our very special features, such as a new one-piece, snap-in drapery rod. Works like a traverse. No tabs to tear!
1979 Nature 29 Mar. p. xxix/2 A unique one-handed operation, using inexpensive snap-on snap-off plastic, disposable tips.
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