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snap-on

American  
[snap-on, -awn] / ˈsnæpˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

adjective

  1. attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion.

    snap-on bottle tops.


Etymology

Origin of snap-on

First recorded in 1920–25; adj. use of verb phrase snap on

Example Sentences

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At $599 and up, it’s a decent utilitarian option, though this year, it’s getting some new frills: MagSafe for magnetic snap-on accessories, stronger display glass and double the storage capacity, starting at 256 GB.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But you have the litter box we bought you right here, with the snap-on lid and everything!”

From Literature

Some other brands have created snap-on adapters to give or sell to their customers for Supercharger access.

From Los Angeles Times

Someone at the start of a promising career in journalism who is so aggressively flattering and greasily evasive, with a snap-on, snakelike, aw-shucks smile, has got to have a scheme up his sleeve.

From New York Times

It works with an external battery pack that has a two-hour capacity and connects to the device through a snap-on cable.

From Reuters