snap

Plural: snaps

Noun

• the act of catching an object with the hands
  • "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
• a spell of cold weather
  • "a cold snap in the middle of May"
• tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
• a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
• 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"
• a sudden sharp noise
  • "he can hear the snap of a twig"
• a sudden breaking
• the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
  • "the waistband had lost its snap"
• an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
  • "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"
• a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
  • "children can manage snaps better than buttons"
• any undertaking that is easy to do
• 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"
• (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
  • "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
• A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
• A sudden break.
• An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
• The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
• A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
• A photograph; a snapshot.
• The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
• A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
• A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
• A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
• A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
• A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
• A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
• A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.
• A small meal, a snack; lunch.
• A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
• A greedy fellow.
• 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.
• Briskness; vigour; energy; decision.
• Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. used primarily in the phrase soft snap.
• Something that is easy or effortless.
• A snapper, or snap beetle.
• jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
• A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
• Something of no value.
• Alternative letter-case form of Snap.
• A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
• Alternative letter-case form of Snap.
• Clipping of Snapchat (“user account on Snapchat”).
• A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.
• A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
• A tool used by riveters.
• A tool used by glass-moulders.
• A brief theatrical engagement.
• A cheat or sharper.
• A newsflash.
• An insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens.
• A subgenre of hip-hop music derived from crunk.

Verb

Verb Forms: snapped, snapping, snaps

• To break suddenly with a sharp, cracking sound.
• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
  • "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"
• separate or cause to separate abruptly
  • "The rope snapped"
• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
  • "The pipe snapped"
• move or strike with a noise
  • "his arm was snapped forward"
• close with a snapping motion
  • "The lock snapped shut"
• make a sharp sound
  • "his fingers snapped"
• move with a snapping sound
  • "bullets snapped past us"
• to grasp hastily or eagerly
• put in play with a snap
  • "snap a football"
• cause to make a snapping sound
  • "snap your fingers"
• lose control of one's emotions
  • "When her baby died, she snapped"
• bring the jaws together
  • "he snapped indignantly"
• record on photographic film
  • "She snapped a picture of the President"
• To fracture or break apart suddenly.
• To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
• To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
• To attempt to seize with eagerness.
• To speak abruptly or sharply.
• To give way abruptly and loudly.
• To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
• To flash or appear to flash as with light.
• To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
• To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
• To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
• To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
• To say abruptly or sharply.
• To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.
• To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
• To close something using a snap as a fastener.
• To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
• To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
• To move or shift suddenly.
• To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
• Alternative letter-case form of Snap (“to send a visual message through the Snapchat application”).
• To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
• To misfire.
• To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).

Intj

• The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
• "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
• Used to express agreement.
• Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
• Used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.

Adj

• Done, made, performed, etc., quickly and unexpectedly, or without deliberation.

Examples

• A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.
• a ginger snap
• a snap judgment or decision
• a snap political convention
• Blazing firewood snaps.
• He can snap the ball to a back twenty yards behind him.
• He snapped a picture of me with my mouth open and my eyes closed.
• He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.
• He snapped his stick in anger.
• I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap.
• I just ran over your phone with my car. —Oh, snap!
• If you bend it too much, it will snap.
• It'll be a snap to get that finished.
• not worth a snap
• She should take a break before she snaps.
• She snapped at the chance to appear on television.
• Snap! We've both got pink buckets and spades.
• The floating toolbar will snap to the edge of the screen when dragged towards it.
• The gun snapped.
• The soldiers snapped to attention as the colonel entered the room.
• The tension was so high, I thought my resolve might SNAP.
• to snap a fastener
• to snap a whip
• We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on.
• —Wasn't that John? —Wasn't that John? —Snap!

Synonyms

break down, breeze, bust, catch, centering, child's play, cinch, click, crack, cracking, duck soup, elasticity, flick, ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap, grab, lose it, photograph, picnic, piece of cake, press stud, pushover, rupture, shoot, shot, snap bean, snap fastener, snapshot, snarl, snatch, snatch up, tear, walkover, clack, clunk, jinx, pop, rankout, snap

Antonyms

inelasticity, humming

Related Words

bang, beep, tap

Anagrams of snap