English dictionary
snap
nounPronunciation
snæp
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
noun
- the act of catching an object with the hands
noun
- the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
noun
- any undertaking that is easy to do
noun
- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
noun
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
noun
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
noun
- a sudden breaking
noun
- a sudden sharp noise
noun
- the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
noun
- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
noun
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
noun
- a spell of cold weather
verb
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
verb
- close with a snapping motion
verb
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
verb
- record on photographic film
verb
- cause to make a snapping sound
verb
- put in play with a snap
verb
- to grasp hastily or eagerly
verb
- bring the jaws together
verb
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
verb
- lose control of one's emotions
verb
- move or strike with a noise
verb
- move with a snapping sound
verb
- make a sharp sound
Example sentences
the quarterback fumbled the snap
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
he gave his fingers a snap
marketing this product will be no picnic
children can manage snaps better than buttons
my snapshots haven't been developed yet
he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
the waistband had lost its snap
the crack of a whip
he heard the cracking of the ice
he can hear the snap of a twig
servants appeared at the snap of his fingers
a cold snap in the middle of May
The pipe snapped
The lock snapped shut
The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
The guard snarled at us
I photographed the scene of the accident
She snapped a picture of the President
snap your fingers
snap a football
Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
he snapped indignantly
The rope snapped
tear the paper
When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely
When her baby died, she snapped
he clicked on the light
his arm was snapped forward
bullets snapped past us
his fingers snapped