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snap

(sn/&/p )

adjective (a)

Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation; as, a snap judgment or decision; a snap political convention.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

the act of catching an object with the hands(noun.act)

Example:
The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion.

Synonym:
catch, grab, snatch

source: wordnet30
a spell of cold weather(noun.time)

Example:
A cold snap in the middle of May.

Synonym:
cold snap, cold spell

source: wordnet30
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections(noun.food)

Synonym:
snap bean

source: wordnet30
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger(noun.food)

Synonym:
ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap

source: wordnet30
the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand(noun.event)

Example:
Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers.

source: wordnet30
a sudden sharp noise(noun.event)

Example:
He can hear the snap of a twig.

Synonym:
crack, cracking

source: wordnet30
a sudden breaking(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed(noun.attribute)

Example:
The waistband had lost its snap.

Synonym:
elasticity
Antonym:
inelasticity

source: wordnet30
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera(noun.artifact)

Example:
My snapshots haven't been developed yet.

Synonym:
shot, snapshot

source: wordnet30
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound(noun.artifact)

Example:
Children can manage snaps better than buttons.

Synonym:
press stud, snap fastener

source: wordnet30
any undertaking that is easy to do(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand(noun.act)

Example:
He gave his fingers a snap.

source: wordnet30
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back(noun.act)

Example:
The quarterback fumbled the snap.

Synonym:
centering

source: wordnet30
A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.(noun)

source: webster1913
Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone(verb.communication)

Example:
The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer.

Synonym:
snarl

source: wordnet30
separate or cause to separate abruptly(verb.contact)

Example:
The rope snapped.

Synonym:
bust, rupture, tear

source: wordnet30
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension(verb.change)

Example:
The pipe snapped.

Synonym:
crack

source: wordnet30
move or strike with a noise(verb.motion)

Example:
His arm was snapped forward.

Synonym:
click

source: wordnet30
close with a snapping motion(verb.change)

Example:
The lock snapped shut.

source: wordnet30
make a sharp sound(verb.perception)

Example:
His fingers snapped.

source: wordnet30
move with a snapping sound(verb.motion)

Example:
Bullets snapped past us.

source: wordnet30
to grasp hastily or eagerly(verb.contact)

Synonym:
snatch, snatch up

source: wordnet30
put in play with a snap(verb.contact)

Example:
Snap a football.

source: wordnet30
cause to make a snapping sound(verb.contact)

Example:
Snap your fingers.

Synonym:
click, flick

source: wordnet30
lose control of one's emotions(verb.emotion)

Example:
When her baby died, she snapped.

Synonym:
break down, lose it

source: wordnet30
bring the jaws together(verb.contact)

Example:
He snapped indignantly.

source: wordnet30
record on photographic film(verb.communication)

Example:
She snapped a picture of the President.

Synonym:
photograph, shoot

source: wordnet30
To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.(verb)

source: webster1913
To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.(verb)

source: webster1913
To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).(verb)

source: webster1913
Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger.(verb)

source: webster1913

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