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snap

[snap] / snæp /


VERB
separate, break
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The study, published in Physical Review Letters, demonstrates that viscous liquids can abruptly snap when stretched with enough force.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

This includes losing more power on straights than expected after a snap of oversteer because of the settings imposed on the engines.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Tesla stock needs to finish above $367.96 to snap a five-week losing streak.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Micron Technology shares were on pace to snap a six-session losing streak Friday, with an analyst likening the recent market freakout over memory stocks to last winter’s DeepSeek saga that ultimately proved a blip.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

They could strip a cornstalk bare quick as you can snap your fingers.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney