To buy or to acquire something quickly or eagerly: Many shoppers went to the stores to snap up bargains after the holidays.

The ad on the internet suggested that web site owners, "Go snap up a new web address for your business."

Hundreds of Shakespeare fans were snapping up costumes and accessories worn by stars of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Crowds of fans snapped up 10,000 items; including uniforms, shirts, shoes and hats at the company’s rehearsal rooms in Stratford-upon-Avon.