SNAP AT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Bite off with a quick bite

Example:

The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants

Synonyms:

bite off; snap at

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "snap at" is one way to...):

bite; seize with teeth (to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something