snaps

Noun

• the act of catching an object with the hands
• a spell of cold weather
• 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
• a sudden sharp noise
• a sudden breaking
• the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
• 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
• (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
• plural of snap

Verb

• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
• separate or cause to separate abruptly
• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
• move or strike with a noise
• close with a snapping motion
• make a sharp sound
• move with a snapping sound
• to grasp hastily or eagerly
• put in play with a snap
• cause to make a snapping sound
• lose control of one's emotions
• bring the jaws together
• record on photographic film
• third-person singular simple present indicative of 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, snap bean, snap fastener, snapshot, snarl, snatch, snatch up, tear, walkover

Antonyms

inelasticity