Snap

snap, v.t, lo break short or at once to bite, or catch at suddenly: to crack. tui. to break short: to try to bite l~ pr.p. snapping; pa.t. and jfap. snapped.— « act of snapping, or the muse made by it a small catch or lock [Allied to Ice. smipo, Jut. snapPen, Ger sttuiappen. See Snip.]