# unsnap

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To unfasten (something held by snaps).

## Etymology
From un- + snap. Compare Dutch ontsnappen (“to elude; escape”, literally “to snap out of; break free from”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unsnap