SNAP

(noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
"the quarterback fumbled the snap"
synonyms : centering
(noun) 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"
synonyms : 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
"he gave his fingers a snap"
(noun) any undertaking that is easy to do
"marketing this product will be no picnic"
synonyms : breeze , child's play , cinch , duck soup , picnic , piece of cake , pushover , walkover
(noun) a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
"children can manage snaps better than buttons"
synonyms : press stud , snap fastener
(noun) 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"
synonyms : shot , snapshot
(noun) the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
"the waistband had lost its snap"
synonyms : elasticity
(noun) a sudden breaking
(noun) a sudden sharp noise
"the crack of a whip", "he heard the cracking of the ice", "he can hear the snap of a twig"
synonyms : 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
"servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"
(noun) a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
synonyms : ginger nut , ginger snap , gingersnap
(noun) tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
synonyms : snap bean
(noun) a spell of cold weather
"a cold snap in the middle of May"
(verb) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The pipe snapped"
synonyms : crack
(verb) close with a snapping motion
"The lock snapped shut"
(verb) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer", "The guard snarled at us"
synonyms : snarl
(verb) record on photographic film
"I photographed the scene of the accident", "She snapped a picture of the President"
synonyms : photograph , shoot
(verb) cause to make a snapping sound
"snap your fingers"
synonyms : click , flick
(verb) put in play with a snap
"snap a football"
(verb) to grasp hastily or eagerly
"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
synonyms : snatch , snatch up
(verb) bring the jaws together
"he snapped indignantly"
(verb) separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped", "tear the paper"
synonyms : bust , rupture , tear
(verb) 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"
synonyms : break down , lose it
(verb) move or strike with a noise
"he clicked on the light", "his arm was snapped forward"
synonyms : click
(verb) move with a snapping sound
"bullets snapped past us"
(verb) make a sharp sound
"his fingers snapped"
synonyms : crack

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