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snap up

verb

Definitions

  1. To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or…

    To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.

    • I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping.
    • Spanish businesses have spent nearly $60 billion snapping up British firms, culminating in the recent purchase of Scottish Power by Iberdrola, a Spanish utility.

  2. To snap at (a person)

    To snap at (a person); to speak harshly to.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA