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snap 
noun
- 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
Synonyms: catch, grab, snatch - a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
Synonyms: snap bean - a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
Synonyms: gingersnap, ginger nut, ginger snap - 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"
- a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
Synonyms: crack, cracking - a sudden breaking
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
Synonyms: elasticity Antonyms: inelasticity - 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"
Synonyms: shot, snapshot - a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons"
Synonyms: press stud, snap fastener - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
Synonyms: breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, walkover - 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"
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
Synonyms: centering
verb
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
Synonyms: snarl - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
Synonyms: bust, rupture, tear - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped"
Synonyms: crack - move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
Synonyms: click - snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"
- make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"
Synonyms: crack - move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
- to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
Synonyms: snatch, snatch up - put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
- cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
Synonyms: click, flick - 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"
Synonyms: break down, lose it - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
Synonyms: photograph, shoot
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