noun
1. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
e.g. the quarterback fumbled the snap
Synonym: centering
2. the act of catching an object with the hands
e.g. 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 motion
Synonym: catchgrabsnatch
3. the act of snapping the fingers
movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
e.g. he gave his fingers a snap
4. any undertaking that is easy to do
e.g. marketing this product will be no picnic
Synonym: cinchbreezepicnicduck soupchild's playpushoverwalkoverpiece of cake
5. a fastener used on clothing
fastens with a snapping sound
e.g. children can manage snaps better than buttons
Synonym: snap fastenerpress stud
6. an informal photograph
usually made with a small hand-held camera
e.g. my snapshots haven't been developed yet
he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
Synonym: snapshotshot
7. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
e.g. the waistband had lost its snap
Synonym: elasticity
8. a sudden breaking
9. a sudden sharp noise
e.g. the crack of a whip
he heard the cracking of the ice
he can hear the snap of a twig
Synonym: crackcracking
10. the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
e.g. servants appeared at the snap of his fingers
11. a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
Synonym: gingersnapginger snapginger nut
12. tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
Synonym: snap bean
13. a spell of cold weather
e.g. a cold snap in the middle of May
verb
1. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
e.g. The pipe snapped
Synonym: crack
2. close with a snapping motion
e.g. The lock snapped shut
3. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
e.g. The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
The guard snarled at us
Synonym: snarl
4. record on photographic film
e.g. I photographed the scene of the accident
She snapped a picture of the President
Synonym: photographshoot
5. cause to make a snapping sound
e.g. snap your fingers
Synonym: clickflick
6. put in play with a snap
e.g. snap a football
7. to grasp hastily or eagerly
e.g. Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
Synonym: snatchsnatch up
8. bring the jaws together
e.g. he snapped indignantly
9. separate or cause to separate abruptly
e.g. The rope snapped
tear the paper
Synonym: tearrupturebust
10. lose control of one's emotions
e.g. When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely
When her baby died, she snapped
Synonym: break downlose it
11. move or strike with a noise
e.g. he clicked on the light
his arm was snapped forward
Synonym: click
12. move with a snapping sound
e.g. bullets snapped past us
13. make a sharp sound
e.g. his fingers snapped
Synonym: crack