unsnapv.
1. transitive. To reverse or undo the action of snapping; to release or detach by undoing a snap or catch.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach in other specific manner
unnaila1400
to pull offa1425
nipc1450
unlink1569
unhook1611
unhinge1616
unsling1630
to pinch off1654
untack1693
unstring1697
peel1787
unbolt1793
unthong1829
unswing1835
unshackle1840
unsnap1862
unbraze1898
delink1899
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > undo specific fastening
unbucklec1386
unnail1485
unclasp1530
unsolder1538
disbuckle1562
unpin1587
unrivet1591
unlink1595
unloop1599
unpeg1604
unhasp1610
uncord1611
unhoop1611
unwedge1611
unsplint1615
refibulate1623
replumb1623
unlatchc1625
unscrew1651
unclamp1655
unrope1673
unstring1681
unlash1796
unkey1802
unspring1802
unwire1823
unstrap1828
unscotch1839
unclap1846
unspike1846
uncramp1851
unspear1859
untoggle1859
unsnap1862
undraw1872
disbutton1887
uncinch1891
disimpale1904
unzip1927
zip1927
unzipper1936
1862 C. Dickens Somebody's Luggage: His Boots in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 4 Dec. 7/1 As if nothing should ever tempt her to unsnap that snap [of the fingers].
1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 736/2 The colt..was led in, the tie strap was unsnapped from his halter, and he was allowed [etc.].
1904 A. L. Artus Mere English 62 At dusk of the day we unsnapped our teeth, And spewed him out.
2. intransitive. To give way with a snap.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > break [verb (intransitive)] > shatter or break to pieces or burst > with noise
clattera1225
crash1535
snap1602
go1798
unsnap1867
1867 G. Meredith Vittoria I. vii. 101 After he had drawn the seal..over the lamp, the green wax bubbled and unsnapped.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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