Definition of snaps Snaps
/snæˈps/ - [snatps] -
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- snaps (Noun)
Plural of snap.
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| snap - 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" | ||
| motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently | ||
| snap - a sudden breaking | ||
| break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" | ||
| 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" | ||
| noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" | ||
| snap - a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May" | ||
| while, spell, patch, piece 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" | ||
| snap - a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" | ||
| snap fastener, press stud | ||
| 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 motion" | ||
| catch, grab, snatch | ||
| touching, touch the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" | ||
| fair catch (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled | ||
| interception (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team | ||
| reception the act of receiving | ||
| rebound the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | ||
| shoestring catch (baseball) a running catch made near the ground | ||
| snap - 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 | ||
| inelasticity the lack of elasticity | ||
| physical property any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions | ||
| resilience, resiliency the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit | ||
| bounciness, bounce the quality of a substance that is able to rebound | ||
| give, springiness, spring the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | ||
| stretchability, stretchiness, stretch extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding" | ||
| temper, toughness a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" | ||
| snap - 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 | ||
| noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" | ||
| snap - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" | ||
| cinch, breeze, picnic, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake | ||
| project, task, undertaking, labor a planned undertaking | ||
| snap - (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" | ||
| centering | ||
| toss, flip, pass an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head" | ||
| american football american football game | ||
| snap - a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger | ||
| gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut | ||
| biscuit, cooky, cookie small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda | ||
| 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" | ||
| snapshot, shot | ||
| photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material | ||
| snap - tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections | ||
| snap bean | ||
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| snap - move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" | ||
| click | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| snap - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" | ||
| click, flick | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| snap - make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" | ||
| crack | ||
| sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" | ||
| snap - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" | ||
| snarl | ||
| mouth, utter, verbalise, verbalize, speak, talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word" | ||
| snap - put in play with a snap; "snap a football" | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
| snap - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped" | ||
| crack | ||
| come apart, fall apart, split up, separate, break lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" | ||
| snap - close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut" | ||
| shut, close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" | ||
| snap - move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us" | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| snap - bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly" | ||
| seize with teeth, bite penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" | ||
| snap - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" | ||
| tear, rupture, bust | ||
| disunite, part, divide, separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" | ||
| rip up, shred, tear up tear into shreds | ||
| tear apart, trash, pan dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" | ||
| rase, raze, tear down, pull down, dismantle, take down, level reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" | ||
| lacerate cut or tear irregularly | ||
| rend, rive, rip, pull tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" | ||
| rip up, shred, tear up tear into shreds | ||
| snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" | ||
| photograph, shoot | ||
| film, shoot, take make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" | ||
| record, put down, enter register electronically; "They recorded her singing" | ||
| picture taking, photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies | ||
| retake photograph again; "Please retake that scene" | ||
| x-ray take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest" | ||
| snap - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" | ||
| snatch, snatch up | ||
| prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" | ||
| snap up, snaffle, grab get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" | ||
| swoop up, swoop seize or catch with a swooping motion | ||
| snap - 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" | ||
| break down, lose it | ||
| behave, act, do behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" | ||
| dissolve declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" | ||
| die suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" | ||
| go to pieces, fall apart lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" | ||
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Wiktionary
- snap (Noun)
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound. - snap (Noun)
A sudden break. - snap (Noun)
An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab. - snap (Noun)
The act of making a snapping sound by pressing the thumb and a opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm. - snap (Noun)
A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used. - snap (Noun)
A photograph. - snap (Noun)
The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension. - snap (Noun)
A thin circular cookie or similar good. - snap (Noun)
A brief, sudden period of a certain weather. - snap (Noun)
A very short period of time figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers, or a task that can be accomplished in such a period. - snap (Noun)
A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris. - snap (Noun)
The passing of a football from the center to a back that begins play, a hike. - snap (Noun)
A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment. - snap (Noun)
A small meal, a snack; lunch. - snap (Noun)
A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards. - snap (Noun)
A greedy fellow. - snap (Noun)
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. - snap (Noun)
briskness; vigour; energy; decision. - snap (Noun)
Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. - snap (Noun)
A snapper, or snap beetle . - snap (Verb)
To fracture or break apart suddenly. - snap (Verb)
To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack. - snap (Verb)
To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite. - snap (Verb)
To attempt to seize with eagerness. - snap (Verb)
To speak abruptly or sharply. - snap (Verb)
To give way abruptly and loudly. - snap (Verb)
To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension. - snap (Verb)
To flash or appear to flash as with light. - snap (Verb)
To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound. - snap (Verb)
To jump to a fixed position relative to another element. - snap (Verb)
To snatch with or as if with the teeth. - snap (Verb)
To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose . - snap (Verb)
To say abruptly or sharply. - snap (Verb)
To cause something to emit a snapping sound, such as a fastener. - snap (Verb)
To close something using a snap as a fastener. - snap (Verb)
File:Finger A video of a person snapping their fingers. File:Alt Finger Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm. Alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb, thereby creating the same sound. - snap (Verb)
To cause to move suddenly and smartly. - snap (Verb)
To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter which may make a snapping sound.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- snap (n.)
To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle. - snap (n.)
To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. - snap (n.)
To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. - snap (n.)
To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. - snap (n.)
To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip. - snap (n.)
To project with a snap. - snap (v. i.)
To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps. - snap (v. i.)
To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps. - snap (v. i.)
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. - snap (v. i.)
To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child. - snap (v. i.)
To miss fire; as, the gun snapped. - snap (v. t.)
A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. - snap (v. t.)
A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. - snap (v. t.)
A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. - snap (v. t.)
A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun. - snap (v. t.)
A greedy fellow. - snap (v. t.)
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. - snap (v. t.)
A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. - snap (v. t.)
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. - snap (v. t.)
A snap beetle. - snap (v. t.)
A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural. - snap (v. t.)
Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. - snap (v. t.)
Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound. -
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A sudden sharp noise.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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snap, v.t. to break short or at once: to bite, or catch at suddenly: to crack: to interrupt sharply (often with up): to shut with a sharp sound: to take an instantaneous photograph of, esp. with a hand camera.—v.i. to break short: to try to bite: to utter sharp words (with at): to flash:—pr.p. snap′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. snapped.—n. act of snapping, or the noise made by it: a small catch or lock: a hasty repast, a snack: a crack, the spring-catch of a bracelet, &c., an earring: a crisp kind of gingerbread nut or cake: crispness, pithiness, epigrammatic point or force: vigour, energy: (slang) a brief theatrical engagement, an easy and profitable place or task: a sharper, a cheat: a riveter's tool, also a glass-moulder's tool: the act of taking a snapshot.—adj. sudden, unpremeditated, without preparation.—ns. Snap′dragon, a plant, so called because the lower lip of the corolla when parted shuts with a snap like a dragon's jaw: a Christmas pastime in which raisins are snatched out of a dish in which brandy is burning, in a room otherwise dark—also the raisins so taken; Snap′per; Snap′per-up (Shak.), one who snaps up; Snap′ping-tur′tle, a large fresh-water tortoise of the United States—from its habit of snapping at things.—adjs. Snap′pish, Snap′py, inclined to snap: eager to bite: sharp in reply.—adv. Snap′pishly, in a snappish manner: peevishly: tartly.—ns. Snap′pishness; Snap′shot, an instantaneous photograph. [Dut. snappen, to snap; Ger. schnappen.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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A brisk, energetic quality that enables a man with ginger to take the cake.
