snap

Definitions

• A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
• A sudden break.
• An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
• The act of making a snapping sound by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm.
• A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
• (informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
• The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
• A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
• A brief, sudden period of a certain weather;
• A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
• A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
• (American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
• (somewhat) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
• (UK) A small meal, a snack; lunch.
• (uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
• (obsolete) A greedy fellow.
• That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
• briskness; vigour; energy; decision
• (slang) Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.
• (slang) Something that is easy or effortless.
• A snapper, or snap beetle.
• (physics) jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
• A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
• (colloquial) Something of no value.
• (internet) A visual message sent through the application.
• (uncountable) A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
• A tool used by riveters.
• A tool used by glass-moulders.
• (slang) A brief theatrical engagement.
• (slang) An easy and profitable place or task; a sinecure.
• (slang) A cheat or sharper.