Definitions For Sneap

Noun

SNEAP (plural SNEAPs) (obsolete) A reprimand; a rebuke.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, dialectal) To check; reprove abruptly; reprimand; rebuke; chide. : (Bishop Hall) (transitive, dialectal) To nip; bite; pinch; blast; blight. (transitive, dialectal) To thwart; offend. (colloquial) To put someone's nose out of joint; offend. : She was sneaped when she wasn't invited to his party.

Alternative forms

sneep {{qualifier, obsolete}}, snape {{qualifier, dialectal}}, snipe#Etymology 3, snipe

Etymology

From Middle English snaipen, , to nip, injure, afflict, rebuke, revile, criticize, from {{der, en, non, sneypa, , to outrage, dishonor, disgrace}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *snupaną}}, *snubaną, , to snap, cut, of unknown origin. See also snap.