Snap

Quick meaning: Snap is a noun meaning A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

Meaning

A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

More Meanings

1. A sudden break.
2. An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
3. The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
4. A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
5. (informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
6. The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
7. A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.

Example Sentences

a ginger snap

It'll be a snap to get that finished.

I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap.

We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on.

Word Forms

• snaps
• snapping
• snapped
• snapt

Synonyms for snap

Depending on context, synonyms include clack, click, clunk, crack, pop, rankout.

Antonyms for snap

Common opposites include humming.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flick, crack, click, rupture, snarl, tear.

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