Noun
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

Noun
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"; "Martin''s snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder''s snap and throw was a single

Noun
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"

Noun
any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"

Noun
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons"

Noun
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"

Noun
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"

Noun
a sudden breaking

Noun
a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"

Noun
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"

Noun
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

Noun
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

Noun
a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"

Verb
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped"

Verb
snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"

Verb
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"

Verb
record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

Verb
cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"

Verb
put in play with a snap; "snap a football"

Verb
to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

Verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

Verb
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"

Verb
move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"

Verb
move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"

Verb
make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"

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

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

n.
To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.

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

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

n.
To project with a snap.

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

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

v. i.
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.

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

v. i.
To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.

v. t.
A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.

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

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

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

v. t.
A greedy fellow.

v. t.
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.

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

v. t.
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.

v. t.
A snap beetle.

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

v. t.
Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.

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

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Snap

Snap , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snapped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snapping.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. Neb, Snaffle, n.] 1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks.

2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. 3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.

He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has been snapped by it at last.

4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. Granville. 5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.

MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly.

6. To project with a snap. To snap back (Football), to roll the ball back with the foot; -- done only by the center rush, who thus delivers the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both sides are ranged in line. -- To snap off. (a) To break suddenly. (b) To bite off suddenly.

Snap

Snap, v. i. 1. To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.

But this weapon will snap short, unfaithful to the hand that employs it.

2. To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps. 3. 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. 4. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child. 5. To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.

Snap

Snap, n. [Cf. D. snap a snatching. See Snap, v. t.] 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. 2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. 3. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. 4. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun. 5. A greedy fellow. L'Estrange. 6. 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.

He's a nimble fellow, And alike skilled in every liberal science, As having certain snaps of all.

7. A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. Lowell. 8. 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. 9. (Zo'94l.) A snap beetle. 10. A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural. 11. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. [Colloq.] 12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. [Slang] Snap back (Football), the act of snapping back the ball. -- Snap beetle, ∨ Snap bug (Zo'94l.), any beetle of the family Elaterid'91, which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; -- called also snapping beetle. -- Snap flask (Molding), a flask for small work, having its sides separable and held together by latches, so that the flask may be removed from around the sand mold. -- Snap judgment, a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation. -- Snap lock, a lock shutting with a catch or snap. -- Snap riveting, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool. -- Snap shot, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim.

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

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

A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.