Definitions For Snap

noun

• (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 breaking
• 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 crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
• Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
• A spell of cold weather
• A sudden, short, sharp sound caused by something breaking or moving into a new position
• The act of snapping your fingers or the sound made when you snap your fingers
• A device that fastens something by closing or locking with a short, sharp sound ; especially : a set of two metal or plastic pieces that fit tightly together when you press them

verb

• 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
• To break quickly with a short, sharp sound
• To move into a specified position with a short, sharp sound
• To close (something) with a fastener and especially with a snap
• Done or made suddenly or without careful thought