Snap

[snæp]

Definition

(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.) a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; 'children can manage snaps better than buttons'.

(noun.) a sudden breaking.

(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 spell of cold weather; 'a cold snap in the middle of May'.

(verb.) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; 'The pipe snapped'.

(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'.

(verb.) cause to make a snapping sound; 'snap your fingers'.

(verb.) put in play with a snap; 'snap a football'.

(verb.) bring the jaws together; 'he snapped indignantly'.

(verb.) move or strike with a noise; 'he clicked on the light'; 'his arm was snapped forward'.

(verb.) move with a snapping sound; 'bullets snapped past us'.

(verb.) make a sharp sound; 'his fingers snapped'.

Typed by Blanche--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

(n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.

(n.) To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.

(n.) To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up.

(n.) To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.

(n.) To project with a snap.

(v. i.) To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.

(v. i.) To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.

(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.

(v. i.) To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child.

(v. i.) To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.

(v. t.) A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.

(v. t.) A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth.

(v. t.) A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.

(v. t.) A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.

(v. t.) A greedy fellow.

(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.

(v. t.) A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold 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.

(v. t.) A snap beetle.

(v. t.) A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.

(v. t.) Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.

(v. t.) Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.

Edited by Jeffrey

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Break short, break short off.[2]. Bite, seize, catch at, snatch at, snap at.[3]. Crack (as a whip).

v. n. [1]. Break short.[2]. Crackle, decrepitate, crepitate.

n. [1]. Bite, catch, seizure.[2]. Clasp, fastening.[3]. Crack (as of a whip).[4]. [Colloquial.] Force, energy.

Inputed by Lilly

Definition

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.

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