snap

phonetic symbol: / snǽp / 

snap - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
e.g.)
・the quarterback fumbled the snap
centering

[ noun ]
■ the act of catching an object with the hands
e.g.)
・the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
catch , grab , snatch

[ noun ]
■ 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

[ noun ]
■ any undertaking that is easy to do
breeze , child's play , cinch , duck soup , picnic , piece of cake , pushover , walkover

[ noun ]
■ a fastener used on clothing
■ fastens with a snapping sound
e.g.)
・children can manage snaps better than buttons
press stud , snap fastener

[ noun ]
■ an informal photograph
■ usually made with a small hand-held camera
e.g.)
・my snapshots haven't been developed yet
shot , snapshot

[ noun ]
■ 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
elasticity

[ noun ]
■ a sudden breaking

[ noun ]
■ a sudden sharp noise
e.g.)
・he can hear the snap of a twig
crack , cracking

[ noun ]
■ 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

[ noun ]
■ a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
ginger nut , ginger snap , gingersnap

[ noun ]
■ tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
snap bean

[ noun ]
■ a spell of cold weather
e.g.)
・a cold snap in the middle of May

[ verb ]
■ break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
e.g.)
・The pipe snapped
crack

[ verb ]
■ close with a snapping motion
e.g.)
・The lock snapped shut

[ verb ]
■ utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
e.g.)
・The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
snarl

[ verb ]
■ record on photographic film
e.g.)
・She snapped a picture of the President
photograph , shoot

[ verb ]
■ cause to make a snapping sound
e.g.)
・snap your fingers
click , flick

[ verb ]
■ put in play with a snap
e.g.)
・snap a football

[ verb ]
■ to grasp hastily or eagerly
snatch , snatch up

[ verb ]
■ bring the jaws together
e.g.)
・he snapped indignantly

[ verb ]
■ separate or cause to separate abruptly
e.g.)
・The rope snapped
bust , rupture , tear

[ verb ]
■ lose control of one's emotions
e.g.)
・When her baby died, she snapped
break down , lose it

[ verb ]
■ move or strike with a noise
e.g.)
・his arm was snapped forward
click

[ verb ]
■ move with a snapping sound
e.g.)
・bullets snapped past us

[ verb ]
■ make a sharp sound
e.g.)
・his fingers snapped
crack

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