snap Meaning and Definition

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

2. n. the act of catching an object with the hands

3. n. the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

4. n. any undertaking that is easy to do

5. n. a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound

6. n. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

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

8. n. a sudden breaking

9. n. a sudden sharp noise

10. n. the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

11. n. a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

12. n. tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

13. n. a spell of cold weather

14. v. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

15. v. snap close with a sound

16. v. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

17. v. record on photographic film

18. v. cause to make a snapping sound

19. v. put in play with a snap

20. v. to grasp hastily or eagerly

21. v. separate or cause to separate abruptly

22. v. lose control of one's emotions

23. v. move or strike with a noise

24. v. move with a snapping sound

25. v. make a sharp sound