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Defenition of the word snap

    • Defenition of the word snap

      • Quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
      • A sudden sharp noise.
      • the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"
      • (football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
      • any activity that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
      • record on photographic film"I photographed the scene of the accident"
      • snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"
      • put in play with a snap, of a football
      • move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
      • move or strike with a click; "then the brightness as he clicked on the light."
      • cause to make a snapping sound; of fingers
      • break suddenly and abruptly; as of something under tension; "The rope snapped"
      • as of tightly stretched ropes or fingers
      • utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; `"No!," she snapped'; "The guard snarled at us"
      • to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
      • separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
      • (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
      • 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
      • 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"
      • any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
      • a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons"
      • 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"
      • the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
      • a sudden breaking
      • a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
      • 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"
      • a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
      • tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
      • a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
      • break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped"
      • utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
      • record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
      • cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
      • put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
      • 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"
      • move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
      • make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"
      • (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
      • the act of catching an object with the hands
      • the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
      • any undertaking that is easy to do
      • a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
      • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
      • the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
      • a sudden sharp noise
      • the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
      • a spell of cold weather
      • break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
      • close with a snapping motion
      • utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
      • record on photographic film
      • cause to make a snapping sound
      • put in play with a snap
      • to grasp hastily or eagerly
      • bring the jaws together
      • separate or cause to separate abruptly
      • lose control of one's emotions
      • move or strike with a noise
      • move with a snapping sound
      • make a sharp sound

    Synonyms for the word snap

      • bark
      • bite
      • break
      • bust
      • catch
      • centering
      • child's play
      • cinch
      • click
      • crack
      • duck soup
      • flick
      • grab
      • impulsive
      • instant
      • nip
      • photograph
      • picnic
      • piece of cake
      • pushover
      • retort
      • rupture
      • shatter
      • shoot
      • shout
      • snarl
      • snatch
      • snatch up
      • spontaneous
      • spur-of-the-moment
      • sudden
      • tear
      • walkover
      • yell

    Similar words in the snap

      • dismantle
      • grab
      • level
      • pan
      • pull down
      • rase
      • raze
      • rip up
      • shred
      • snaffle
      • snap
      • snap up
      • snapdragon
      • snapdragon's
      • snapdragons
      • snapped
      • snapper
      • snapper's
      • snappers
      • snappier
      • snappiest
      • snapping
      • snappish
      • snappy
      • snaps
      • snapshot
      • snapshot's
      • snapshots
      • take down
      • tear apart
      • tear down
      • tear up
      • trash

    Hyponyms for the word snap

      • bounce
      • bounciness
      • brandysnap
      • die
      • dissolve
      • doddle
      • elasticity of shear
      • fair catch
      • fall apart
      • give
      • go to pieces
      • interception
      • interlock
      • interlocking
      • lacerate
      • mesh
      • meshing
      • pull
      • rebound
      • reception
      • rend
      • resilience
      • resiliency
      • retake
      • rip
      • rip up
      • rive
      • shoestring catch
      • shred
      • spring
      • springiness
      • stretch
      • stretchability
      • stretchiness
      • swoop
      • swoop up
      • tear up
      • temper
      • toughness
      • x-ray

    Hypernyms for the word snap

      • act
      • activity
      • behave
      • biscuit
      • bite
      • break
      • close
      • clutch
      • come apart
      • cookie
      • cooky
      • disunite
      • divide
      • do
      • enter
      • exposure
      • fall apart
      • fastener
      • fastening
      • fixing
      • flip
      • go
      • green bean
      • hit
      • holdfast
      • labor
      • motility
      • motion
      • mouth
      • move
      • movement
      • noise
      • part
      • pass
      • patch
      • photo
      • photograph
      • physical property
      • pic
      • picture
      • piece
      • prehend
      • project
      • put down
      • record
      • seize
      • seize with teeth
      • separate
      • shut
      • sound
      • speak
      • spell
      • split up
      • talk
      • task
      • toss
      • touch
      • touching
      • undertaking
      • utter
      • verbalise
      • verbalize
      • while

    Antonyms for the word snap

      • inelasticity

    Idioms for the word snap

      • not a snap

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