snap

1. 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"

2. a spell of cold weather;

"a cold snap in the middle of May"

3. tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

4. a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

5. 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"

6. a sudden sharp noise;

"the crack of a whip"

"he heard the cracking of the ice"

"he can hear the snap of a twig"

7. a sudden breaking

8. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed;

"the waistband had lost its snap"

9. 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"

10. a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;

"children can manage snaps better than buttons"

11. any undertaking that is easy to do;

"marketing this product will be no picnic"

12. 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"

13. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back;

"the quarterback fumbled the snap"

1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone;

"The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"

"The guard snarled at us"

2. separate or cause to separate abruptly;

"The rope snapped"

"tear the paper"

3. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension;

"The rope snapped"

4. move or strike with a noise;

"he clicked on the light"

"his arm was snapped forward"

5. snap close with a sound;

"The lock snapped shut"

6. make a sharp sound;

"his fingers snapped"

7. move with a snapping sound;

"bullets snapped past us"

8. to grasp hastily or eagerly;

"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

9. put in play with a snap;

"snap a football"

10. cause to make a snapping sound;

"snap your fingers"

11. 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"

12. record on photographic film;

"I photographed the scene of the accident"

"She snapped a picture of the President"