Snap

/snæp/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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

a ginger snap

It'll be a snap to get that finished.

I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap.

According to Pro Football Focus, Simmons, listed at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, played at least 100 snaps at five positions — slot cornerback, edge rusher, linebacker and both safety spots — and finished with 16½ tackles for a loss, eight sacks, eight pass deflections and three interceptions.

When I went to put my coat on at snap time, what should go runnin' up my arm but a mouse.

up rises a Cunning Snap, then at the Board, who desir'd to be Inform'd

He's a nimble fellow, / And alike skill'd in every liberal science, / As having certain snaps of all.

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Word Forms

• snaps
• snapping
• snapped
• snapt
• snap!

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