Meanings
verbunsnap (third-person singular simple present unsnaps, present participle unsnapping, simple past and past participle unsnapped)
present singular third person unsnaps · participle present unsnapping · participle past unsnapped · past unsnapped
- transitiveTo unfasten (something held by snaps).
Origin
From un- + snap. Compare Dutch ontsnappen (“to elude; escape”, literally “to snap out of; break free from”).
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APA
unsnap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsnap
MLA
“unsnap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsnap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsnap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsnap.
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