snapshot

[ snap-shot ]

/ ˈsnæpˌʃɒt /

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noun

an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.

Hunting. a quick shot taken without deliberate aim.

Informal. a brief appraisal, summary, or profile.

verb (used with or without object), snap·shot or snap·shot·ted, snap·shot·ting.

to photograph informally and quickly.

Origin of snapshot

1800–10 for def 2; 1860–65 for def 1; snap (in the sense “done suddenly or casually”) + shot¹

Words nearby snapshot

snapping turtle, snappish, snappy, snapshoot, snapshooter, snapshot, snaptin, snare, snare drum, snarf, snark

Definition for snapshot (2 of 2)

snapshoot

[ snap-shoot ]

/ ˈsnæpˌʃut /

verb (used with object), snap·shot, snap·shoot·ing.

to take a snapshot of (a subject).

Origin of snapshoot

back formation from snapshot

Example sentences from the Web for snapshot

We surveyed the strange world of celebrity gaming cameos to give you a snapshot of the most successful and the most inexplicable.

Kevin Spacey and the Most Inexplicable Celebrity Video Game Cameos |Amy Zimmerman |May 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At any given medical evaluation you get no more than a snapshot.

Retail Clinics Are More Common Than Ever, But That Doesn’t Mean You Should Use Them |Russell Saunders |April 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And while the president continues to lead in most swing states, the snapshot remains blurry.

A Kinder, Gentler, Purpler Mitt |Howard Kurtz |November 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
They were treating a snapshot of a blood level, not the disease.

Treat the Symptom, Not the Measurement |Megan McArdle |November 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Sky News provides a snapshot of the state of press freedom in post-Mubarak Egypt.

New Egypt, The Same as Old Egypt |Noah Kristula-Green |August 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
One enterprising amateur photographer secured a snapshot of him as he emerged dripping from his involuntary bath.

Pioneering in Cuba |James Meade Adams
If only the team could get a snapshot of us now, theyd kid us for the rest of our natural lives, remarked Jim.

Baseball Joe, Home Run King |Lester Chadwick
“Beat that snapshot if you can, Giraffe,” said the other, proudly looking down at his quarry.

The Boy Scouts Through the Big Timber |Herbert Carter
Now, appearing immediately above that snapshot is a snapshot or a photograph, a picture of two boys.

Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
They have a snapshot of themselves, bent double under the weight of the great sacks.

The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work |Mary Rogers Miller

British Dictionary definitions for snapshot

snapshot

/ (ˈsnæpˌʃɒt) /

noun

an informal photograph taken with a simple camera Often shortened to: snap

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snapshot

noun

verb (used with or without object), snap·shot or snap·shot·ted, snap·shot·ting.

Origin of snapshot

Words nearby snapshot

Definition for snapshot (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), snap·shot, snap·shoot·ing.

Origin of snapshoot

Example sentences from the Web for snapshot

British Dictionary definitions for snapshot

noun

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snapshot

noun

verb (used with or without object), snap·shot or snap·shot·ted, snap·shot·ting.

Origin of snapshot

Words nearby snapshot

Definition for snapshot (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), snap·shot, snap·shoot·ing.

Origin of snapshoot

Words related to snapshot

Example sentences from the Web for snapshot

British Dictionary definitions for snapshot

noun