—n. - unexpected obstacle or drawback.

- jagged projection.

- tear in material etc. —v. (-gg-) catch or tear on a snag. [probably scandinavian]

—v. (-pp-) 1 break suddenly or with a cracking sound.

- (cause to) emit a sudden sharp crack.

- open or close with a snapping sound.

- speak or say irritably.

- (often foll. By at) make a sudden audible bite.

- move quickly (snap into action).

- photograph. —n. - act or sound of snapping.

- crisp biscuit (brandy snap).

- snapshot.

- (in full cold snap) sudden brief spell of cold weather.

- a card-game in which players call ‘snap’ when two similar cards are exposed. B (as int.) On noticing an (often unexpected) similarity.

- vigour, liveliness. —adv. With a snap (heard it go snap). —adj. Done without forethought (snap decision). snap out of slang get rid of (a mood, etc.) By a sudden effort. Snap up accept (an offer etc.) Quickly or eagerly. [low german or dutch snappen seize]

—v. (-pp-) (also absol.) Cut with scissors etc., esp. In small quick strokes. —n. - act of snipping.

- piece snipped off.

- slang a something easily done. B bargain. [low german or dutch snippen]

n. Person who despises those inferior in social position, wealth, intellect, taste, etc. (intellectual snob). snobbery n. Snobbish adj. Snobby adj. (-ier, -iest). [origin unknown]

slang —v. (-gg-) engage in kissing and caressing. —n. Period of this. [origin unknown]

n. Slang nasal mucus. [probably low german or dutch: related to *snout]

goose n. White arctic goose.

- white adj. & n. (as adj. Often hyphenated) pure white.

- —n. - frozen atmospheric vapour falling to earth in light white flakes.

- fall or layer of this.

- thing resembling snow in whiteness or texture etc.

- slang cocaine. —v. - (prec. By it as subject) snow falls (it is snowing; if it snows).

- (foll. By in, over, up, etc.) Confine or block with snow. be snowed under be overwhelmed, esp. With work. [old english]

nose n. Short turned-up nose. snub-nosed adj.

- —v. (-bb-) rebuff or humiliate with sharp words or coldness. —n. Act of snubbing. —adj. Short and blunt in shape. [old norse, = chide]

—adj. (snugger, snuggest) 1 cosy, comfortable, sheltered.

- close-fitting. —n. Small room in a pub. snugly adv. [probably low german or dutch]

—v. - make or become thoroughly wet through saturation.

- (of rain etc.) Drench.

- (foll. By in, up) absorb (liquid, knowledge, etc.).

- refl. (often foll. By in) steep (oneself) in a subject etc.

- (foll. By in, into, through) (of liquid) go or penetrate by saturation.

- colloq. Extort money from.

- colloq. Drink heavily. —n. - act of soaking; prolonged spell in a bath.

- colloq. Hard drinker. [old english]