snap

nouns

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"

catch, grab, snap, snatch

a spell of cold weather

"a cold snap in the middle of May"

snap

is derived from

snappy

is a type of (narrower)

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

"he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

patch, piece, spell, while

tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

snap, snap bean

a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap, snap

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"

snap

is a type of (narrower)

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

"he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

noise

a sudden sharp noise

"the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"

crack, cracking, snap

a sudden breaking

snap

is a type of (narrower)

the occurrence of breaking

"the break in the dam threatened the valley"

break

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

"the waistband had lost its snap"

elasticity, snap

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"

shot, snap, snapshot

a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound

"children can manage snaps better than buttons"

press stud, snap, snap fastener

any undertaking that is easy to do

"marketing this product will be no picnic"

breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover

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"

snap

is derived from

snappy

is a type of (narrower)

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

motility, motion, move, movement

(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

"the quarterback fumbled the snap"

centering, snap

verbs

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"

snap, snarl

separate or cause to separate abruptly

"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

bust, rupture, snap, tear

break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

"The pipe snapped"

crack, snap

move or strike with a noise

"he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"

click, snap

close with a snapping motion

"The lock snapped shut"

snap

is a type of (narrower)

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

"Close the door"; "shut the window"

close, shut

make a sharp sound

"his fingers snapped"

crack, snap

move with a snapping sound

"bullets snapped past us"

snap

is a type of (narrower)

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

"He moved his hand slightly to the right"

move

to grasp hastily or eagerly

"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

snap, snatch, snatch up