snap in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   break down  lose it  snap 
   
2. separate or cause to separate abruptly
   "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
   tear  rupture  snap  bust 
   
3. cause to make a snapping sound
   "snap your fingers"
   snap  click  flick 
   
4. move or strike with a noise
   "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
   snap  click 
   
5. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
   "The pipe snapped"
   snap  crack 
   
6. make a sharp sound
   "his fingers snapped"
   snap  crack 
   
7. record on photographic film
   "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
   photograph  snap  shoot 
   
8. close with a snapping motion
   "The lock snapped shut"
   snap 
   
9. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
   "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
   snap  snarl 
   
10. to grasp hastily or eagerly
    "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
    snatch  snatch up  snap 
    
11. put in play with a snap
    "snap a football"
    snap 
    
12. bring the jaws together
    "he snapped indignantly"
    snap 
    
13. move with a snapping sound
    "bullets snapped past us"
    snap 
    

1. any undertaking that is easy to do
   "marketing this product will be no picnic"
   cinch  breeze  picnic  snap  duck soup  child's play  pushover  walkover  piece of cake 
   
2. 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"
   catch  grab  snatch  snap 
   
3. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
   "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
   centering  snap 
   
4. a sudden sharp noise
   "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
   crack  cracking  snap 
   
5. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
   "the waistband had lost its snap"
   elasticity  snap 
   
6. a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
   gingersnap  ginger snap  snap  ginger nut 
   
7. a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
   "children can manage snaps better than buttons"
   snap  snap fastener  press stud 
   
8. 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"
   snapshot  snap  shot 
   
9. 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"
   snap 
   
10. a sudden breaking
    snap 
    
11. 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"
    snap 
    
12. tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
    snap bean  snap 
    
13. a spell of cold weather
    "a cold snap in the middle of May"
    snap