Definition: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
Usage: the quarterback fumbled the snap
Similar words: flip, toss, pass
Definition: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
Usage: the pass was fumbled
Synonyms: grab, catch, snatch, snap
Definition: the act of catching an object with the hands
Usage: 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
Similar words: touch, touching
Definition: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Usage: at his touch the room filled with lights
Synonyms: snap
Definition: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Usage: he gave his fingers a snap
Similar words: motility, motion, move, movement
Definition: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Usage: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
Synonyms: snap, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, child's play, cinch, breeze, duck soup, walkover
Definition: any undertaking that is easy to do
Usage: marketing this product will be no picnic
Similar words: undertaking, task, labor, project
Definition: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Usage: he prepared for great undertakings
Synonyms: snap, snap fastener, press stud
Definition: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
Usage: children can manage snaps better than buttons
Similar words: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
Definition: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Synonyms: snap, snapshot, shot
Definition: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Usage: my snapshots haven't been developed yet; he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
Similar words: exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
Definition: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
Synonyms: snap, elasticity
Definition: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Usage: the waistband had lost its snap
Similar words: physical property
Definition: any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
Synonyms: snap
Definition: a sudden breaking
Similar words: break
Definition: the occurrence of breaking
Usage: the break in the dam threatened the valley
Synonyms: crack, cracking, snap
Definition: a sudden sharp noise
Usage: the crack of a whip; he heard the cracking of the ice; he can hear the snap of a twig
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
Synonyms: snap
Definition: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Usage: servants appeared at the snap of his fingers
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
Synonyms: snap, ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap
Definition: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
Similar words: biscuit, cookie, cooky
Definition: any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
Definition: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
Similar words: green bean
Definition: immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
Synonyms: snap
Definition: a spell of cold weather
Usage: a cold snap in the middle of May
Similar words: while, patch, piece, spell
Definition: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
Usage: he was here for a little while; I need to rest for a piece; a spell of good weather; a patch of bad weather
Definition: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
Usage: The pipe snapped
Similar words: separate, split up, come apart, break, fall apart
Definition: become separated into pieces or fragments
Usage: The figurine broke; The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Synonyms: snap
Definition: close with a snapping motion
Usage: The lock snapped shut
Definition: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Usage: Close the door; shut the window
Definition: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
Usage: The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer; The guard snarled at us
Similar words: speak, verbalise, verbalize, utter, mouth, talk
Definition: express in speech
Usage: She talks a lot of nonsense; This depressed patient does not verbalize
Synonyms: shoot, snap, photograph
Definition: record on photographic film
Usage: I photographed the scene of the accident; She snapped a picture of the President
Definition: cause to make a snapping sound
Usage: snap your fingers
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: snap
Definition: put in play with a snap
Usage: snap a football
Synonyms: snatch, snatch up, snap
Definition: to grasp hastily or eagerly
Usage: Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
Similar words: prehend, seize, clutch
Definition: take hold of; grab
Usage: The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter; She clutched her purse; The mother seized her child by the arm; Birds of prey often seize small mammals
Synonyms: snap
Definition: bring the jaws together
Usage: he snapped indignantly
Similar words: bite, seize with teeth
Definition: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
Usage: Gunny invariably tried to bite her
Synonyms: tear, rupture, snap, bust
Definition: separate or cause to separate abruptly
Usage: The rope snapped; tear the paper
Similar words: disunite, divide, part, separate
Definition: force, take, or pull apart
Usage: He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea
Synonyms: break down, snap, lose it
Definition: lose control of one's emotions
Usage: When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely; When her baby died, she snapped
Similar words: act, behave, do
Definition: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Usage: You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool; What makes her do this way?; The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Definition: move or strike with a noise
Usage: he clicked on the light; his arm was snapped forward
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: snap
Definition: move with a snapping sound
Usage: bullets snapped past us
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: make a sharp sound
Usage: his fingers snapped
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'