snap Copy link Outline I. A sudden breakingII. A sharp noiseIII. An attempt to bite • snap, snapping (subs.): I. A sudden breaking: expr. by verb: v. to snap (A., B.). II. A sharp noise: crĕpĭtus, frăgor: v. noise, crash: or expr. by verb: v. to snap (A. II., B. I. II.): the s. of a whip, flagelli sonus, Sen. Ep. 122, ad fin. III. An attempt to bite: e. g. to make a s. at: expr. by verb: v. to snap at.