snap

Nouns

(n) 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 motion
grab, snatch, catch,
(n) a spell of cold weather
- a cold snap in the middle of May
(n) tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections snap bean,
(n) a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger ginger nut, gingersnap, ginger snap,
(n) 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
(n) a sudden sharp noise
- the crack of a whip
- he heard the cracking of the ice
- he can hear the snap of a twig
cracking, crack,
(n) a sudden breaking
(n) the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- the waistband had lost its snap
elasticity,
(n) 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
snapshot, shot,
(n) a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
- children can manage snaps better than buttons
press stud, snap fastener,
(n) any undertaking that is easy to do
- marketing this product will be no picnic
child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, breeze, picnic, pushover, walkover,
(n) 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
(n) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
- the quarterback fumbled the snap
centering,

Verbs

(v) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
- The guard snarled at us
snarl,
(v) separate or cause to separate abruptly
- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
rupture, tear, bust,
(v) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- The pipe snapped
crack,
(v) move or strike with a noise
- he clicked on the light
- his arm was snapped forward
click,
(v) close with a snapping motion
- The lock snapped shut
(v) make a sharp sound
- his fingers snapped
crack,
(v) move with a snapping sound
- bullets snapped past us
(v) to grasp hastily or eagerly
- Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
snatch, snatch up,
(v) put in play with a snap
- snap a football
(v) cause to make a snapping sound
- snap your fingers
click, flick,
(v) 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
lose it, break down,
(v) bring the jaws together
- he snapped indignantly
(v) record on photographic film
- I photographed the scene of the accident
- She snapped a picture of the President
photograph, shoot,

Synonyms

snarl grab snatch catch rupture tear bust snap bean crack ginger nut gingersnap ginger snap click cracking elasticity snatch up snapshot shot flick press stud snap fastener child's play cinch duck soup piece of cake breeze picnic pushover walkover lose it break down photograph shoot centering

Antonyms

inelasticity

Words of close approximity

snag

SNP

snag snip snit snob snog snot snow snub snug