snap

Definitions

1. 1noun

   To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

2. 2noun

   To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.

3. 3noun

   To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.

4. 4noun

   To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up.

5. 5noun

   To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.

6. 6noun

   To project with a snap.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.

10. 10intransitive verb

    To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.

12. 12transitive verb

    A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.

13. 13transitive verb

    A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth.

14. 14transitive verb

    A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.

15. 15transitive verb

    A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.

16. 16transitive verb

    A greedy fellow.

17. 17transitive verb

    That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.

18. 18transitive verb

    A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap.

19. 19transitive verb

    A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.

20. 20transitive verb

    A snap beetle.

21. 21transitive verb

    A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.

22. 22transitive verb

    Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.

23. 23transitive verb

    Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.

24. 24noun

    (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

    "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

    Synonyms

    centering
25. 25noun

    the act of catching an object with the hands

    "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"

    "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"

    Synonyms

    catchgrabsnatch
26. 26noun

    the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

    "he gave his fingers a snap"

27. 27noun

    any undertaking that is easy to do

    "marketing this product will be no picnic"

    Synonyms

    breezecinchpicnicpushoverwalkover
28. 28noun

    a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound

    "children can manage snaps better than buttons"

29. 29noun

    an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

    "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"

    "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

    Synonyms

    shotsnapshot
30. 30noun

    the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

    "the waistband had lost its snap"

    Synonyms

    elasticity
31. 31noun

    a sudden breaking

32. 32noun

    a sudden sharp noise

    "the crack of a whip"

    "he heard the cracking of the ice"

    Synonyms

    crackcracking
33. 33noun

    the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

    "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"

34. 34noun

    a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

    Synonyms

    gingersnap
35. 35noun

    tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

36. 36noun

    a spell of cold weather

    "a cold snap in the middle of May"

37. 37verb

    break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

    "The pipe snapped"

    Synonyms

    crack
38. 38verb

    close with a snapping motion

    "The lock snapped shut"

39. 39verb

    utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

    "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"

    "The guard snarled at us"

    Synonyms

    snarl
40. 40verb

    record on photographic film

    "I photographed the scene of the accident"

    "She snapped a picture of the President"

    Synonyms

    photographshoot
41. 41verb

    cause to make a snapping sound

    "snap your fingers"

    Synonyms

    clickflick
42. 42verb

    put in play with a snap

    "snap a football"

43. 43verb

    to grasp hastily or eagerly

    "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

    Synonyms

    snatch
44. 44verb

    bring the jaws together

    "he snapped indignantly"

45. 45verb

    separate or cause to separate abruptly

    "The rope snapped"

    "tear the paper"

    Synonyms

    bustrupturetear
46. 46verb

    lose control of one's emotions

    "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"

    "When her baby died, she snapped"

47. 47verb

    move or strike with a noise

    "he clicked on the light"

    "his arm was snapped forward"

    Synonyms

    click
48. 48verb

    move with a snapping sound

    "bullets snapped past us"

49. 49verb

    make a sharp sound

    "his fingers snapped"

    Synonyms

    crack