• (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the 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
• 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"
• any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
• a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a Snapping sound; "children can manage Snaps better than buttons"
• 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"
• the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its Snap"
• a sudden breaking
• a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the Snap of a twig"
• 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 crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
• tender green beans without strings that easily Snap into sections
• a spell of cold weather; "a cold Snap in the middle of May"
• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope Snapped"
• Snap close with a sound; "The lock Snapped shut"
• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky Snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
• record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She Snapped a picture of the President"
• cause to make a Snapping sound; "Snap your fingers"
• put in play with a Snap; "Snap a football"
• to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
• separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope Snapped"; "tear the paper"
• 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"
• move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was Snapped forward"
• move with a Snapping sound; "bullets Snapped past us"
• make a sharp sound; "his fingers Snapped"

'Snap' in other languages