| VERB | communication | snap, snarl | utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | snap, tear, rupture, bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly | |
| change | snap, crack | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension | |
| motion | snap, click | move or strike with a noise | |
| change | snap | close with a snapping motion | |
| perception | snap, crack | make a sharp sound | |
| motion | snap | move with a snapping sound | |
| contact | snap, snatch, snatch up | to grasp hastily or eagerly | |
| contact | snap | put in play with a snap | |
| contact | snap, click, flick | cause to make a snapping sound | |
| emotion | snap, break down, lose it | lose control of one's emotions | |
| contact | snap | bring the jaws together | |
| communication | snap, photograph, shoot | record on photographic film | |
| NOUN | act | snap, catch, grab, snatch | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| time | snap | a spell of cold weather | |
| food | snap, snap bean | tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections | |
| food | snap, gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut | a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger | |
| event | snap | the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand | |
| event | snap, crack, cracking | a sudden sharp noise | |
| event | snap | a sudden breaking / breaking | |
| attribute | snap, elasticity | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed | |
| artifact | snap, snapshot, shot | an informal photograph | |
| artifact | snap, snap fastener, press stud | a fastener used on clothing | |
| act | snap, cinch, breeze, picnic, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do | |
| act | snap | the act of snapping the fingers | |
| act | snap, centering | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back |
| Sounds | snae'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... | |
| Meaning | The act of catching an object with the hands. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" | |
| Synonyms | catch, grab, snatch | |
| Narrower | fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled |
| interception | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team | |
| mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking | The act of interlocking or meshing | |
| rebound | The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | |
| reception | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football | |
| shoestring catch | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground | |
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Spanish | agarrada, agarrón, asimiento, cogida | |
| Catalan | agafada | |
| Verbs | snap | to grasp hastily or eagerly |
| Meaning | A spell of cold weather. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a cold snap in the middle of May" | |
| Broader | while, piece, spell, patch | A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition |
| Spanish | ola de frío | |
| Adjectives | snappy | pleasantly cold and invigorating |
| Meaning | tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | snap bean | |
| Broader | green bean | Immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable |
| Spanish | judías verdes | |
| Meaning | A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut | |
| Narrower | brandysnap | A gingersnap flavored with brandy |
| Broader | cookie, cooky, biscuit | Any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term) |
| Spanish | galleta de jengibre | |
| Catalan | galeta de gingebre | |
| Meaning | The noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers" | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Verbs | snap | cause to make a snapping sound |
| snap | make a sharp sound | |
| Meaning | A sudden sharp noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he can hear the snap of a twig" | |
| Synonyms | crack, cracking | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | chasquido, crujido | |
| Verbs | snap | close with a snapping motion |
| snap | move or strike with a noise | |
| snap | move with a snapping sound | |
| Meaning | A sudden breaking / breaking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | break | The occurrence of breaking |
| Spanish | trizadura | |
| Verbs | snap | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension |
| snap | separate or cause to separate abruptly | |
| Meaning | The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the waistband had lost its snap" | |
| Synonym | elasticity | |
| Narrower | bounce, bounciness | The quality of a substance that is able to rebound |
| elasticity of shear | The elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force | |
| give, spring, springiness | The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | |
| resilience, resiliency | The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit | |
| stretch, stretchiness, stretchability | The capacity for being stretched | |
| temper, toughness | The elasticity and hardness of a metal object | |
| Broader | physical property | Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
| Opposite | inelasticity | The lack of elasticity |
| Spanish | elasticidad | |
| Catalan | elasticitat | |
| Meaning | An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "my snapshots haven't been developed yet" | |
| Synonyms | snapshot, shot | |
| Broader | photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic | A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide |
| Spanish | foto instantánea, instantánea | |
| Catalan | fotografia instantània, instantània | |
| Verbs | snap | record on photographic film |
| Meaning | A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "children can manage snaps better than buttons" | |
| Synonyms | snap fastener, press stud | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | corchete, gafete | |
| Catalan | gafeta, gafet | |
| Meaning | Any undertaking that is easy to do. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | cinch, breeze, picnic, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake | |
| Narrower | doddle | An easy task |
| Broader | undertaking, project, task, labor | Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted |
| Spanish | juego de niños, pan comido | |
| Catalan | bufar i fer ampolles, peix al cove | |
| Meaning | The act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he gave his fingers a snap" | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Adjectives | snappy | pleasantly cold and invigorating |
| Verbs | snap | cause to make a snapping sound |
| snap | make a sharp sound | |
| Meaning | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the quarterback fumbled the snap" | |
| Synonym | centering | |
| Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
| Broader | pass, toss, flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team |
| Verbs | snap | put in play with a snap |
| Meaning | Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They snap that there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer" | |
| Synonym | snarl | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | gruñir | |
| Catalan | grunyir, parlar tallant, rondinejar | |
| Meaning | separate or cause to separate abruptly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The ropes snap; The strong winds snap the rope | |
| Example | "The rope snapped" | |
| Synonyms | tear, rupture, bust | |
| Narrower | lacerate | cut or tear irregularly |
| rend, rip, rive, pull | tear or be torn violently | |
| shred, tear up, rip up | tear into shreds | |
| Broader | separate, disunite, divide, part | Force, take, or pull apart |
| Spanish | escindir, partir, quebrarse, rasgarse, rasgar | |
| Catalan | escindir, esquinçar-se, esquinçar, estripar-se, estripar, partir, trencar-se | |
| Nouns | snap | a sudden breaking / breaking |
| Meaning | Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The pipe snapped" | |
| Synonym | crack | |
| Broader | break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart | Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments |
| Spanish | chasquear, estallar, partir | |
| Catalan | esclafir, espetegar, partir, petar | |
| Nouns | snap | a sudden breaking / breaking |
| Meaning | Move or strike with a noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "his arm was snapped forward" | |
| Synonym | click | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | chasquear | |
| Catalan | esclafir, espetegar, fer petar | |
| Nouns | snap | a sudden sharp noise |
| Meaning | Close with a snapping motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The lock snapped shut" | |
| Broader | close, shut | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
| Spanish | chasquear | |
| Catalan | esclafir, espetegar | |
| Nouns | snap | a sudden sharp noise |
| Meaning | make a sharp sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "his fingers snapped" | |
| Synonym | crack | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | castañetear, chasquear, crujir, restallar | |
| Catalan | carrisquejar, cruixir, esclafir, esclatar, espetegar, fer petar, petar | |
| Nouns | snap | the act of snapping the fingers |
| snap | the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand | |
| Meaning | Move with a snapping sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "bullets snapped past us" | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | chasquear | |
| Catalan | esclafir, espetegar | |
| Nouns | snap | a sudden sharp noise |
| Meaning | To grasp hastily or eagerly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | snatch, snatch up | |
| Narrower | swoop, swoop up | seize or catch with a swooping motion |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| See also | snap up | get hold of or seize quickly and easily |
| Spanish | arrebatar, chasquear, pillar | |
| Catalan | arrabassar | |
| Nouns | snap | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Meaning | put in play with a snap. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "snap a football" | |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Nouns | snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back |
| snapper | (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback | |
| Meaning | Cause to make a snapping sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "snap your fingers" | |
| Synonyms | click, flick | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | chasquear | |
| Catalan | fer petar | |
| Nouns | snap | the act of snapping the fingers |
| snap | the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand | |
| snapper | a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops / pops when pulled at both ends | |
| Meaning | Lose control of one's emotions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "When her baby died, she snapped" | |
| Synonyms | break down, lose it | |
| Narrower | die | Be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame |
| dissolve | Lose control emotionally | |
| fall apart, go to pieces | Lose one's emotional or mental composure | |
| Broader | act, behave, do | Behave in a certain manner |
| Meaning | Bring the jaws together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "he snapped indignantly" | |
| Broader | bite, seize with teeth | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
| Meaning | record on photographic film. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She snapped a picture of the President" | |
| Synonyms | photograph, shoot | |
| Category | photography, picture taking | The act of taking and printing photographs |
| Narrower | retake | photograph again |
| x-ray | Take an x-ray of something or somebody | |
| Broader | record, enter, put down | make a record of |
| Similar to | film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something |
| Spanish | fotografiar | |
| Catalan | fotografiar | |
| Nouns | snap | an informal photograph |
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