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Webster 1913 Edition
Sneap
Sneap
,Verb.
T.
[Cf. Icel.
sneypa
to dishonor, disgrace, chide, but also E. snip
, and snub
.] 1.
To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
2.
To nip; to blast; to blight.
[Obs.]
Biron is like an envious,
sneaping
frost. Shakespeare
Sneap
,Noun.
A reprimand; a rebuke.
[Obs.]
My lord, I will not undergo this
sneap
without reply. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Sneap
SNEAP
, v.t.1.
To check; to reprove abruptly; to reprimand.2.
To nip.Definition 2024
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See also: snèap
English
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Verb
sneap (third-person singular simple present sneaps, present participle sneaping, simple past and past participle sneaped)
- (transitive, dialectal) To check; reprove abruptly; reprimand; rebuke; chide.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)
- (transitive, dialectal) To nip; bite; pinch; blast; blight.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?) - King Ferdinand of Navarre; Berowne is like an envious sneaping frost, That bites the first born infants of the spring. - Line 100 from Love's Labour's Lost
- (transitive, dialectal) To thwart; offend.
- (colloquial) To put someone's nose out of joint; offend.
- She was sneaped when she wasn't invited to his party.
Noun
sneap (plural sneaps)