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snap-on

snap-on adjective: denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap; able to be attached or detached quickly and easily.

Adjective

snap-on (not comparable)

  1. Denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap; able to be attached or detached quickly and easily.
    • The tin is 6½ in. high and 4 in. in diameter, and has a domed snap-on lid with knob; it will hold 1 lb. of toffees.1960 June, “A Railway Toffee Tin”, in Railway Magazine, page 398

Questions about snap-on

What does snap-on mean?
Snap-on means denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap; able to be attached or detached quickly and easily.
What part of speech is snap-on?
Snap-on is an adjective.

Words near snap-on in the dictionary

  1. snap-in-one nappy
  2. snap-in-ones
  3. snap-ins
  4. snap-link
  5. snap-links
  6. snap-on
  7. snap-shot
  8. snap-shots
  9. snap-the-whip
  10. snap-tin
  11. snap-tins

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