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ALL meanings of snap

snap
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  • intransitive verb snap break with noise 1
  • intransitive verb snap rope, cord 1
  • noun snap breaking noise 1
  • intransitive verb snap close with click sound 1
  • intransitive verb snap attempting to bite 1
  • intransitive verb snap speak sharply or angrily to 1
  • noun snap sharp sound 1
  • noun snap snapshot: quick photo 1
  • adjective snap done quickly 1
  • adjective snap done easily 1
  • interjection snap to say two things are the same 1
  • noun snap fastener for clothes 1
  • noun snap finger noise 1
  • noun snap weather: cold 1
  • noun snap sth done easily 1
  • noun snap card game 1
  • noun snap jaws: sudden closing 1
  • intransitive verb snap emotionally 1
  • intransitive verb snap fingers 1
  • intransitive verb snap speak angrily to 1
  • intransitive verb snap seize: opportunity 1
  • transitive verb snap a photo 1
  • transitive verb snap make cracking sound 1
  • transitive verb snap say angrily 1
  • verb without object snap to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. 1
  • verb without object snap to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. 1
  • verb without object snap to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock. 1
  • verb without object snap to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped. 1
  • verb without object snap to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention. 1
  • verb without object snap Photography. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject. 1
  • verb without object snap to make a quick or sudden bite or grab (often followed by at). 1
  • verb without object snap to utter a quick, sharp sentence or speech, especially a command, reproof, retort, etc. (often followed by at). 1
  • verb without object snap to be radiant; sparkle; flash, as the eyes. 1
  • verb with object snap to seize with or take, buy, or obtain as with a quick bite or grab (followed by up or off): The bargains were snapped up. 1
  • verb with object snap to secure, judge, vote, etc., hastily: They snapped the bill through Congress. 1
  • verb with object snap to cause to make a sudden, sharp sound: to snap one's fingers. 1
  • verb with object snap to crack (a whip). 1
  • verb with object snap to bring, strike, shut, open, operate, etc., with a sharp sound or movement: to snap a lid down. 1
  • verb with object snap to address or interrupt (a person) quickly and sharply. 1
  • verb with object snap to say or utter (words, a command, a retort, etc.) in a quick, sharp manner: to snap complaints. 1
  • verb with object snap to break suddenly, especially with a cracking sound: to snap a stick in half. 1
  • verb with object snap Photography. to take a photograph of, especially quickly. 1
  • verb with object snap Digital Technology. to use a smartphone or other digital device to scan (a QR code or other source) in order to read the encoded text or URL and to browse the hyperlinked website or web page. 1
  • verb with object snap Building Trades. to transfer (a line) to a surface by means of a chalk line. 1
  • verb with object snap Football. to put (the ball) into play by tossing it back to the quarterback or other member of the offensive backfield, especially from between the legs when bent over double and facing the line of scrimmage; center. 1
  • verb with object snap Hunting. to fire (a shot) quickly, especially without raising the gun to aim from the eye. 1
  • noun snap a quick, sudden action or movement, as the flick of a whip or the breaking of a twig. 1
  • noun snap a short, sharp sound, as that caused by breaking a twig or closing a latch. 1
  • noun snap a catch or fastener that closes by pressure and clicks together. 1
  • noun snap Informal. briskness, vigor, or energy: That song has a lot of snap. 1
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