snap up

/snæp əp/
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Other forms: snapped up; snapping up; snaps up

Definitions of snap up
  1. verb
    get hold of or seize quickly and easily
    “I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale”
    synonyms: grab, snaffle
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    types:
    hog
    take greedily; take more than one's share
    type of:
    take
    take into one's possession
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