Definitions of snap:
- noun: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Example: "He gave his fingers a snap"
- noun: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
Example: "Children can manage snaps better than buttons"
- noun: a sudden breaking
- noun: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Example: "Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"
- noun: a spell of cold weather
Example: "A cold snap in the middle of May"
- noun: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
Example: "The quarterback fumbled the snap"
- noun: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Example: "My snapshots haven't been developed yet"
- noun: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Example: "The waistband had lost its snap"
- noun: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- noun: a sudden sharp noise
Example: "He can hear the snap of a twig"
- noun: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- noun: the act of catching an object with the hands
Example: "The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
- noun: any undertaking that is easy to do
- verb: move with a snapping sound
Example: "Bullets snapped past us"
- verb: make a sharp sound
Example: "His fingers snapped"
- verb: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
Example: "The rope snapped"
- verb: snap close with a sound
Example: "The lock snapped shut"
- verb: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
Example: "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"
- verb: cause to make a snapping sound
Example: "Snap your fingers"
- verb: put in play with a snap
Example: "Snap a football"
- verb: move or strike with a noise
Example: "His arm was snapped forward"
- verb: record on photographic film
Example: "She snapped a picture of the President"
- verb: to grasp hastily or eagerly
- verb: separate or cause to separate abruptly
Example: "The rope snapped"
- verb: lose control of one's emotions
Example: "When her baby died, she snapped"
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