snap

Meanings

• 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"
• 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"

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