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Collocations for snap - noun

Snap is used before these nouns:
closure

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Snap is used after these nouns:
holiday

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Collocations for snap - verb

1. break suddenly with a sharp noise

ADVERB

suddenly
The branch suddenly snapped.
easily
off
One of the table's legs had been snapped off.

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PHRASES

snap (sth) in half, snap (sth) in two
She picked up the pencil and snapped it in two.

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2. move quickly with a sharp noise

PHRASES

snap (sth) open, snap (sth) shut
She snapped the lid shut.
snap (sth) together
The plastic pieces snap together to make a replica of a dinosaur.

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3. speak in a quick angry way

ADVERB

angrily, harshly, impatiently, irritably, sarcastically, sharply
back
‘How should I know?’ Jen snapped back.

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PREPOSITION

at
He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children.

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4. lose control

ADVERB

finally
My patience finally snapped.
suddenly
TV reports of a man who suddenly snapped and killed himself and his family
just, simply
I guess he just snapped.

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Snap is used with these nouns as the subject:
dog, elastic, patience, photographer, self-control, twig

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Snap is used with these nouns as the object:
finger, jaw, photo, picture, salute, shot, streak, twig

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Collocations for snap - adj.

Snap is used with these nouns:
decision, judgement

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