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Definition of 'Snap'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) snap
to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip.

2.  snap
to click, as a mechanism or the jaws coming together.

3.  snap
to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door or lid.

4.  snap
to break suddenly, esp. with a sharp, cracking sound.

5.  snap
to give way suddenly, as from strain.

6.  snap
to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body:
to snap to attention.

7.  snap
to take snapshots.

8.  snap
to make a quick or sudden bite or grab (often fol. by at).

9.  snap
to speak quickly and sharply (often fol. by at).

10.  snap
to sparkle or flash, as the eyes.

11. (v.t.) snap
to seize or obtain with or as if with a quick bite or grab (often fol. by up):
The bargains were snapped up.

12.  snap
to secure, judge, vote, etc., hastily:
They snapped the bill through Congress.

13.  snap
to cause to make a sudden, sharp sound:
to snap one's fingers.

14.  snap
to strike, shut, open, operate, etc., with a sharp sound or movement:
to snap a lid down.

15.  snap
to say or utter in a quick, sharp manner (often fol. by out):
to snap out a complaint.

16.  snap
to break suddenly, esp. with a cracking sound.

17.  snap
to take a snapshot of.

18.  snap
Building Trades. to transfer (a line) to a surface by means of a chalk line.

19.  snap
Football. to put (the ball) into play by handing or tossing it from the line of scrimmage to the quarterback or another member of the offensive backfield.

20.  snap
Hunting. to fire (a shot) quickly.

21.  snap
snap out of, to recover from.

22. (n.) snap
a quick, sudden action or movement, as the breaking of a twig.

23.  snap
a short, sharp sound, as that caused by breaking a twig.

24.  snap
a fastener in two pieces having a projection on one piece that snaps into a hole in the other, used esp. for holding parts of a garment together.

25.  snap
Informal. briskness, vigor, or energy.

26.  snap
a quick, sharp speech or manner of speaking.

27.  snap
a quick or sudden bite or grab.

28.  snap
something obtained by or as if by biting or grabbing.

29.  snap
a brittle cookie.

30.  snap
a snapshot.

31.  snap
Informal. an easy task, duty, etc.

32.  snap
Football. an act or instance of snapping the ball.

33. (adj.) snap
fastening or closing with a click or snap:
a snap lock.

34.  snap
made, done, taken, etc., suddenly or offhand:
a snap judgment.

35.  snap
easy or simple:
a snap course.

36. (adv.) snap
in a brisk, sudden manner.

Definition of 'Snap'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) catch, grab, snatch, snap
the act of catching an object with the hands
"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"

2. (noun) snap
a spell of cold weather
"a cold snap in the middle of May"

3. (noun) snap bean, snap
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

4. (noun) gingersnap, ginger snap, snap, ginger nut
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

5. (noun) snap
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"

6. (noun) crack, cracking, snap
a sudden sharp noise
"the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"

7. (noun) snap
a sudden breaking

8. (noun) elasticity, snap
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
"the waistband had lost its snap"

9. (noun) snapshot, snap, shot
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
"my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

10. (noun) snap, snap fastener, press stud
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
"children can manage snaps better than buttons"

11. (noun) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
any undertaking that is easy to do
"marketing this product will be no picnic"

12. (noun) snap
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"

13. (verb) centering, snap
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
"the quarterback fumbled the snap"

14. (verb) snap, snarl
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"

15. (verb) tear, rupture, snap, bust
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

16. (verb) snap, crack
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The pipe snapped"

17. (verb) snap, click
move or strike with a noise
"he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"

18. (verb) snap
close with a snapping motion
"The lock snapped shut"

19. (verb) snap, crack
make a sharp sound
"his fingers snapped"

20. (verb) snap
move with a snapping sound
"bullets snapped past us"

21. (verb) snatch, snatch up, snap
to grasp hastily or eagerly
"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

22. (verb) snap
put in play with a snap
"snap a football"

23. (verb) snap, click, flick
cause to make a snapping sound
"snap your fingers"

24. (verb) break down, lose it, snap
lose control of one's emotions
"When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"

25. (verb) snap
bring the jaws together
"he snapped indignantly"

26. (verb) photograph, snap, shoot
record on photographic film
"I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

Definition of 'Snap'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) snap
to break with a loud, quick, dry sound
I snapped the pencil in half.; The branch snapped, and she fell to the ground.

2.  snap
to move with a loud, quick noise into a particular position
He snapped open the lid.; The window snapped shut.

3.  snap
to suddenly speak to sb in an angry, impatient way
"Leave me alone," she snapped.; Why are you snapping at everyone?

4.  snap
to suddenly lose control of your emotions
She finally snapped and started sobbing.

5.  snap
(of an animal) to try to bite
a little dog that was barking and snapping

6.  snap
snap your fingers
to make a loud noise by moving your middle finger and thumb against each other
She snaps her fingers and the dog lies down.

7.  snap
snap out of it
to stop yourself from being unhappy or upset
You have to snap out of it - you can't sit around all day.

8.  snap
cold snap
a short period of cold weather
frost damage to plants during the cold snap

9.  snap
photograph
holiday snaps

10. (adjective) snap
done very quickly
a snap decision

Definition of 'Snap'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Snap
to break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle

2. (noun) Snap
to strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound

3. (noun) Snap
to bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth

4. (noun) Snap
to break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up

5. (noun) Snap
to crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip

6. (noun) Snap
to project with a snap

7. (verb) Snap
to break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps

8. (verb) Snap
to give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps

9. (verb) Snap
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

10. (verb) Snap
to utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child

11. (verb) Snap
to miss fire; as, the gun snapped

12. (verb) Snap
a sudden breaking or rupture of any substance

13. (verb) Snap
a sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth

14. (verb) Snap
a sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger

15. (verb) Snap
a sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun

16. (verb) Snap
a greedy fellow

17. (verb) Snap
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

18. (verb) Snap
a sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap

19. (verb) Snap
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

20. (verb) Snap
a snap beetle

21. (verb) Snap
a thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural

22. (verb) Snap
briskness; vigor; energy; decision

23. (verb) Snap
any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained

Definitions of 'Snap'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. Snap
To replace a pointer to a pointer with a direct pointer; to replace an old address with the forwarding address found there. If you telephone the main number for an institution and ask for a particular person by name, the operator may tell you that person's extension before connecting you, in the hopes that you will snap your pointer and dial direct next time. The underlying metaphor may be that of a rubber band stretched through a number of intermediate points; if you remove all the thumbtacks in the middle, it snaps into a straight line from first to last. See chase pointers.

Often, the behavior of a trampoline is to perform an error check once and then snap the pointer that invoked it so as henceforth to bypass the trampoline (and its one-shot error check). In this context one also speaks of snapping links. For example, in a LISP implementation, a function interface trampoline might check to make sure that the caller is passing the correct number of arguments; if it is, and if the caller and the callee are both compiled, then snapping the link allows that particular path to use a direct procedure-call instruction with no further overhead.

Translation of 'Snap'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (withat) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth The dog snapped at his ankles.
Afrikaans: byt, hap	Arabic: يَعُض	Bulgarian: захапвам
Brazilian: tentar morder	Czech: chňapat	German: schnappen
Danish: snappe	Greek: κάνω να δαγκώσω, προσπαθώ	Spanish: intentar morder
Estonian: napsama	Farsi: گازگرفتن	Finnish: näykätä
French: essayer de mordre	Hebrew: לְנָסוֹת לִנשוֹך	Hindi: काटना, काट लेना
Croatian: ugristi,škljocnuti	Hungarian: utánakap	Indonesian: menggigit
Icelandic: glefsa	Italian: (tentare di mordere)	Japanese: かみつく
Korean: 덥석 물다	Lithuanian: grybštelti, krimstelti	Latvian: kampt;ķert ar zobiem
Malay: menggigit	Dutch: happen	Norwegian: glefse, snappe
Polish: chapnąć	Persian: گازگرفتن	Pashto: خوله اچول، كپول (لكه سپى
Portuguese: tentar morder	Romanian: aîncerca să muşte	Russian: хватать, кусать
Slovak: chňapnúť	Slovenian: hlastniti po	Serbian: zgrabiti
Swedish: nafsa	Thai: ขบฟัน	Turkish: kapmak
Taiwanese: 猛咬	Ukrainian: клацати	Urdu: اچانک دانت مارنا
Vietnamese: táp, đớp	Chinese: 猛咬
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