'SNAP' definitions:

Definition of 'snap'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: catch, grab, snatch, snap]
noun
A spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
noun
Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections [syn: snap bean, snap]
noun
A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: gingersnap, ginger snap, snap, ginger nut]
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 sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: crack, cracking, snap]
noun
A sudden breaking
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" [syn: elasticity, snap] [ant: inelasticity]
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" [syn: snapshot, snap, shot]
noun
A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: snap, snap fastener, press stud]
noun
Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]
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
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" [syn: centering, snap]
verb
Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: snap, snarl]
verb
Separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap, bust]
verb
Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped" [syn: snap, crack]
verb
Move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: snap, click]
verb
Close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut"
verb
Make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: snap, crack]
verb
Move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
verb
To grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: snatch, snatch up, snap]
verb
Put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
verb
Cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: snap, click, flick]
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" [syn: break down, lose it, snap]
verb
Bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"
verb
Record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: photograph, snap, shoot]

Definition of 'Snap'

From: GCIDE
  • Snap \Snap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Snapping.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. Neb, Snaffle, n.]
  • 1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle. [1913 Webster]
  • Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. [1913 Webster]
  • He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has been snapped by it at last. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. --Granville. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip. [1913 Webster]
  • MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To project with a snap. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Cricket) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • To snap back (Football), to roll the ball back with the foot; -- done only by the center rush, who thus delivers the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both sides are ranged in line.
  • To snap off. (a) To break suddenly. (b) To bite off suddenly. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Snap'

From: GCIDE
  • Snap \Snap\, n. [Cf. D. snap a snatching. See Snap, v. t.]
  • 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A greedy fellow. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap. [1913 Webster]
  • He's a nimble fellow, And alike skilled in every liberal science, As having certain snaps of all. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. (Zool.) A snap beetle. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
  • 13. Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain, etc. [Slang, Chiefly U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 14. A snap shot with a firearm. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 15. (Photog.) A snapshot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 16. Something of no value; as, not worth a snap. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 17. (Football) The action of snapping the ball back, from the center usu. to the quarterback, which commences the play (down), and, if the clock had stopped, restarts the timer clock; a snap back. [PJC]
  • Snap back (Football), the act of snapping back the ball.
  • Snap beetle, or Snap bug (Zool.), any beetle of the family Elateridae, which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; -- called also snapping beetle.
  • Snap flask (Molding), a flask for small work, having its sides separable and held together by latches, so that the flask may be removed from around the sand mold.
  • Snap judgment, a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation.
  • Snap lock, a lock shutting with a catch or snap.
  • Snap riveting, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool.
  • Snap shot, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Snap'

From: GCIDE
  • Snap \Snap\, v. i.
  • 1. To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps. [1913 Webster]
  • But this weapon will snap short, unfaithful to the hand that employs it. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To miss fire; as, the gun snapped. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Snap'

From: GCIDE
  • Snap \Snap\, a. Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation; as, a snap judgment or decision; a snap political convention. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Acronyms for 'snap'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • SubNetwork Access Protocol (LAN, ethernet)
  • SubNetwork Attachment Point (IEEE 802.1a)
  • System and Network Administration Program
  • System Neutral Access Protocol (SciTech)

Words containing 'SNAP'