Home › Words › S › snapesnape/sneɪp/snape means A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).snape is pronounced /sneɪp/.EtymologyFirst attested in the late 18th century. Derived from various villages in England and southern Scotland sharing this name.nameA village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3958).A surname from Old English.verbTo bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.e.g.“It had to be accurately cut and trimmed, and its upper edge scored to suit the snaping of every beam end.” — 2000, William L. Crothers, The American-built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856, International Marine, page 265:To check or curtail (the growth of something); also, to check or curtail the growth of (a plant, etc.).Synonym of sneap (“to check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand”).e.g.“The colnel (sic) I dont think like him much. I undirstand (sic) he was always snaping him.” — 1861, Terry A. Johnston, Him on One Side and Me on the Other, Univ. of South Carolina Press, p48, 1999 (quoting Alexander Campbell)To chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.e.g.“He saw nothing, heard nothing, rushed on, he knew not whither, snaping, and uttering hoarse cries.” — 1871, John Esten Cooke, Out of the Foam:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).