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snap
verb(snap)
move or strike with a noise
Synonyms: click,
Examples:
His arm was snapped forward.
snap
noun(snap)
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Synonyms: shot, snapshot,
Examples:
My snapshots haven't been developed yet.
snap
noun(snap)
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
Synonyms: snap bean,
snap
noun(snap)
the act of catching an object with the hands
Synonyms: catch, grab, snatch,
Examples:
The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion.
snap
verb(snap)
separate or cause to separate abruptly
Synonyms: bust, rupture, tear,
Examples:
The rope snapped.
snap
verb(snap)
cause to make a snapping sound
Synonyms: click, flick,
Examples:
Snap your fingers.
snap
verb(snap)
lose control of one's emotions
Synonyms: break down, lose it,
Examples:
When her baby died, she snapped.
snap
noun(snap)
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Synonyms: elasticity,
Examples:
The waistband had lost its snap.
snap
verb(snap)
record on photographic film
Synonyms: photograph, shoot,
Examples:
She snapped a picture of the President.
snap
verb(snap)
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
Synonyms: crack,
Examples:
The pipe snapped.
snap
noun(snap)
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
Synonyms: press stud, snap fastener,
Examples:
Children can manage snaps better than buttons.
snap
noun(snap)
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
Synonyms: ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap,
snap
noun(snap)
any undertaking that is easy to do
Synonyms: breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, walkover,
snap
verb(snap)
to grasp hastily or eagerly
Synonyms: snatch, snatch up,
snap
verb(snap)
make a sharp sound
Synonyms: crack,
Examples:
His fingers snapped.
snap
verb(snap)
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
Synonyms: snarl,
Examples:
The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer.
snap
noun(snap)
a sudden sharp noise
Synonyms: crack, cracking,
Examples:
He can hear the snap of a twig.
snap
noun(snap)
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
Synonyms: centering,
Examples:
The quarterback fumbled the snap.
snap
noun(snap)
a spell of cold weather
Examples:
A cold snap in the middle of May.
snap
noun(snap)
a sudden breaking
snap
verb(snap)
bring the jaws together
Examples:
He snapped indignantly.
snap
verb(snap)
close with a snapping motion
Examples:
The lock snapped shut.
snap
verb(snap)
move with a snapping sound
Examples:
Bullets snapped past us.
snap
verb(snap)
put in play with a snap
Examples:
Snap a football.
snap
noun(snap)
the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Examples:
He gave his fingers a snap.
snap
noun(snap)
the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Examples:
Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers.

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