Snape

Quick meaning: Snape is a verb meaning (nautical, shipbuilding) To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.

Meaning

(nautical, shipbuilding) To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.

More Meanings

1. To check or curtail (the growth of something); also, to check or curtail the growth of (a plant, etc.).
2. Synonym of sneap (“to check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand”).
3. (intransitive) To chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.

Example Sentences

I imagine her prodding my flab and snaping, "There's nothing there — get rid of that!"

The colnel (sic) I dont think like him much. I undirstand (sic) he was always snaping him.

He saw nothing, heard nothing, rushed on, he knew not whither, snaping, and uttering hoarse cries.

It had to be accurately cut and trimmed, and its upper edge scored to suit the snaping of every beam end.

Word Forms

• snapes
• snaping
• snaped

Synonyms for snape

Depending on context, synonyms include sneap.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spawn, rogue, howe, dalton.

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