snap off

Frequency: 7.914.8 per million words

to break off from a larger piece with a sharp noise

snapVERB + ADVERB

Categories:

off

Examples (10)

  • One of the table's legs had been snapped off.
  • He accidentally snapped the key off in the lock.
  • You can easily snap off a piece of chocolate from the bar.
  • Be careful, or you'll snap the delicate handle off.
  • The strong wind was snapping off small branches from the trees.
  • Please snap off a small section of the bread for me.
  • The brittle plastic will snap off if you bend it too far.
  • Someone has already snapped off the antenna from my car.
  • The dry twig snapped off as soon as I stepped on it.
  • With a quick motion, she snapped the broken piece off.