unsnapped; unsnapping; unsnaps

transitive verb

: to loosen or free by or as if by undoing a snap

Examples of unsnap in a Sentence

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The split-wing design includes a compression divider with one large mesh pocket and one small side-wall pocket that unsnaps to reveal a water-resistant laundry bag. Ashlea Halpern, wsj.com, 21 Oct. 2023 And one of the women volunteers with a sick son designed a T-shirt with an opening by the shoulder that unsnaps to allow access to the patient’s chest for a catheter port. Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsnap was in 1892

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“Unsnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsnap. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

unsnap

verb
: to loosen or free by or as if by undoing a snap

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