What is the meaning of snap?

noun

• The act of catching an object with the hands.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: catch, grab, snatch
• A spell of cold weather.
  • usage: "a cold snap in the middle of May"
• Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections.
  • synonyms: snap bean
• A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger.
  • synonyms: gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut
• The noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.
  • usage: "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"
• A sudden sharp noise.
  • usage: "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
  • synonyms: crack, cracking
• A sudden breaking.
• The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed.
  • usage: "the waistband had lost its snap"
  • synonyms: elasticity
• An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera.
  • usage: "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
  • synonyms: snapshot, shot
• A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound.
  • usage: "children can manage snaps better than buttons"
  • synonyms: snap fastener, press stud
• Any undertaking that is easy to do.
  • usage: "marketing this product will be no picnic"
  • synonyms: cinch, breeze, picnic, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
• The act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.
  • usage: "he gave his fingers a snap"
• American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back. (
  • usage: "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
  • synonyms: centering

verb

• Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone.
  • usage: "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
  • synonyms: snarl
• Separate or cause to separate abruptly.
  • usage: "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
  • synonyms: tear, rupture, bust
• Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.
  • usage: "The pipe snapped"
  • synonyms: crack
• Move or strike with a noise.
  • usage: "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
  • synonyms: click
• Close with a snapping motion.
  • usage: "The lock snapped shut"
• Make a sharp sound.
  • usage: "his fingers snapped"
  • synonyms: crack
• Move with a snapping sound.
  • usage: "bullets snapped past us"
• To grasp hastily or eagerly.
  • usage: "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
  • synonyms: snatch, snatch up
• Put in play with a snap.
  • usage: "snap a football"
• Cause to make a snapping sound.
  • usage: "snap your fingers"
  • synonyms: click, flick
• Lose control of one's emotions.
  • usage: "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
  • synonyms: break down, lose it
• Bring the jaws together.
  • usage: "he snapped indignantly"
• Record on photographic film.
  • usage: "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
  • synonyms: photograph, shoot