Break sharply Crossword Clue
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| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | SNAP | Break sharply | Newsday |
Definition
| • | To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle. |
| • | To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. |
| • | To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. |
| • | To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. |
| • | To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip. |
| • | To project with a snap. |
| • | To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps. |
| • | To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps. |
| • | To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait. |
| • | To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child. |
| • | To miss fire; as, the gun snapped. |
| • | A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. |
| • | A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. |
| • | A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. |
| • | A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun. |
| • | A greedy fellow. |
| • | That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap. |
| • | A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. |
| • | A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc. |
| • | A snap beetle. |
| • | A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural. |
| • | Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. |
| • | Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
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