Noun Definition

snap

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

"The quarterback fumbled the snap"

Category: General

2.Definition: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

Related Noun(s):gingersnap

Category: Food

3.Definition: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound

"Children can manage snaps better than buttons"

Category: Objects

4.Definition: a spell of cold weather

"A cold snap in the middle of May"

Category: General

5.Definition: a sudden breaking

Category: General

6.Definition: a sudden sharp noise

"The crack of a whip", "He heard the cracking of the ice", "He can hear the snap of a twig"

Related Noun(s):crack

Category: General

7.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):shot, snapshot

Category: Objects

8.Definition: any undertaking that is easy to do

Related Noun(s):breeze, cinch, picnic, pushover, walkover

Category: General

9.Definition: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

Category: Food

10.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):catch, grab

Category: General

11.Definition: 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"

Category: General

12.Definition: 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"

Category: General

13.Definition: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

"The waistband had lost its snap"

Related Noun(s):elasticity

Category: General