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snap
(sn/&/p )

adjective (a)

  • Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation; as, a snap judgment or decision; a snap political convention.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the act of catching an object with the hands(noun.act)
    Example:
    The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion.
    Synonym:
    catch, grab, snatch
    source: wordnet30
  • a spell of cold weather(noun.time)
    Example:
    A cold snap in the middle of May.
    Synonym:
    cold snap, cold spell
    source: wordnet30
  • tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    snap bean
    source: wordnet30
  • a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap
    source: wordnet30
  • the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand(noun.event)
    Example:
    Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers.
    source: wordnet30
  • a sudden sharp noise(noun.event)
    Example:
    He can hear the snap of a twig.
    Synonym:
    crack, cracking
    source: wordnet30
  • a sudden breaking(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    The waistband had lost its snap.
    Synonym:
    elasticity
    Antonym:
    inelasticity
    source: wordnet30
  • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    My snapshots haven't been developed yet.
    Synonym:
    shot, snapshot
    source: wordnet30
  • a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    Children can manage snaps better than buttons.
    Synonym:
    press stud, snap fastener
    source: wordnet30
  • any undertaking that is easy to do(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand(noun.act)
    Example:
    He gave his fingers a snap.
    source: wordnet30
  • (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back(noun.act)
    Example:
    The quarterback fumbled the snap.
    Synonym:
    centering
    source: wordnet30
  • A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer.
    Synonym:
    snarl
    source: wordnet30
  • separate or cause to separate abruptly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The rope snapped.
    Synonym:
    bust, rupture, tear
    source: wordnet30
  • break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension(verb.change)
    Example:
    The pipe snapped.
    Synonym:
    crack
    source: wordnet30
  • move or strike with a noise(verb.motion)
    Example:
    His arm was snapped forward.
    Synonym:
    click
    source: wordnet30
  • close with a snapping motion(verb.change)
    Example:
    The lock snapped shut.
    source: wordnet30
  • make a sharp sound(verb.perception)
    Example:
    His fingers snapped.
    source: wordnet30
  • move with a snapping sound(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Bullets snapped past us.
    source: wordnet30
  • to grasp hastily or eagerly(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    snatch, snatch up
    source: wordnet30
  • put in play with a snap(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Snap a football.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to make a snapping sound(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Snap your fingers.
    Synonym:
    click, flick
    source: wordnet30
  • lose control of one's emotions(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    When her baby died, she snapped.
    Synonym:
    break down, lose it
    source: wordnet30
  • bring the jaws together(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He snapped indignantly.
    source: wordnet30
  • record on photographic film(verb.communication)
    Example:
    She snapped a picture of the President.
    Synonym:
    photograph, shoot
    source: wordnet30
  • To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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