Definition of Snap

Verb: snap (snapped,snapping) snap

Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer";
- snarl
Separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped";
- tear, rupture, bust
Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The pipe snapped";
- crack
Move or strike with a noise
"his arm was snapped forward";
- click
Close with a snapping motion
"The lock snapped shut"
Make a sharp sound
"his fingers snapped";
- crack
Move with a snapping sound
"bullets snapped past us"
To grasp hastily or eagerly
"Before I could stop him the dog snapped the ham bone";
- snatch, snatch up
Put in play with a snap
"snap a football"
Cause to make a snapping sound
"snap your fingers";
- click, flick
Lose control of one's emotions
"When her baby died, she snapped";
- break down, lose it
Bring the jaws together
"he snapped indignantly"
(photography) record on photographic film
"She snapped a picture of the President";
- photograph, shoot, photo

Noun: snap snap

The act of catching an object with the hands
"the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion";
- catch, grab, snatch
A spell of cold weather
"a cold snap in the middle of May"
Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- snap bean
A crisp round cookie flavoured with ginger
- gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut
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"
A sudden sharp noise
"he can hear the snap of a twig";
- crack, cracking
A sudden breaking
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
An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
"my snaps haven't been developed yet";
- snapshot, shot
A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
"children can manage snaps better than buttons";
- snap fastener [N. Amer], press stud [Brit]
Any undertaking that is easy to do
- cinch, breeze, picnic, duck soup [N. Amer], child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake, doss [Brit]
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"
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
"the quarterback fumbled the snap";
- centering [US], centreing [Brit, Cdn], centring [Brit, Cdn]