Snap | Mean of snap in English Dictionary

/ˈsnæp/

• Verb
• to break quickly with a short, sharp sound
1. The branch snapped and fell to the ground.
2. The cable suddenly snapped.
3. The earpiece of his glasses snapped off.
4. She snapped the twig in two.
5. The boy snapped the wing off his toy airplane.
• to move into a specified position with a short, sharp sound
1. The trap snapped shut.
2. The bent tree snapped back into an upright position.
3. The pieces snap [=click] easily into place.
4. I snapped the lid shut.
5. She snapped the pieces together.
• to close (something) with a fastener and especially with a snap
1. She snapped her handbag shut.
2. He snapped (up) his jacket.

• to turn (something) on or off with a switch
1. snap on/off the lights
• to make a short, sharp sound or to cause (something) to make a short, sharp sound
1. A fire snapped [=crackled] in the wood stove.
2. The driver snapped [=cracked] the whip to get the horses moving.
3. a bored student snapping her chewing gum
• to use your thumb and fingers to make a short, sharp sound
1. People snapped their fingers to the beat.
2. He snapped his fingers to get the waiter's attention.
3. People in the audience snapped to the beat.
• to take (a photograph)
1. tourists snapping pictures
2. The images were snapped by a satellite camera.
3. A photographer snapped the famous couple leaving a London club last week.
• to speak using short, angry sentences or phrases
1. They argued and snapped at each other all the time.
2. She snapped that I was lucky to have a job at all.
3. “Leave me alone!” he snapped.
• to suddenly no longer be able to control your emotions because of a difficult situation, circumstance, etc.
1. She snapped under the pressure of the job.
2. He just snapped and started swearing at everybody.
• to move with a quick, short movement or to cause (something) to move with a quick, short movement
1. Flags snapped in the wind.
2. When you're throwing, snap your wrist as you release the ball.
• to cause the end of (a series of wins, losses, successes, etc.)
1. They snapped [=broke] a 10-game losing streak. [=they won a game after losing 10 games]
2. His hitting streak was snapped at 18 games.
• to pass (the ball) back to a teammate and especially to the quarterback by passing it between your legs at the start of a play
1. The center snapped [=hiked] the ball.
• to try to bite someone or something suddenly and quickly
1. The dog snapped at a fly.
• to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)
1. I don't know how to get her to snap out of her depression. [=to stop being depressed]
2. The sound of a door slamming snapped me out of my daydream.
3. Come on, snap out of it! You can't let your breakup get you so depressed.
• to start working harder or more quickly
1. You'll have to snap to it if you want to finish on time.
• to buy or take (something or someone) quickly or eagerly
1. Shoppers came to the store to snap up bargains after the holidays.
2. When they see your work history, they'll snap you up! [=hire you immediately]
• Noun
• a sudden, short, sharp sound caused by something breaking or moving into a new position
1. We could hear the snap of twigs beneath our feet.
2. the snap of the alligator's jaws
• the act of snapping your fingers or the sound made when you snap your fingers
1. I've trained the dog to come to me with a snap of my fingers.
• a device that fastens something by closing or locking with a short, sharp sound
1. The snap of the bracelet broke.
• a set of two metal or plastic pieces that fit tightly together when you press them
1. pockets with snaps
• a thin, hard cookie
• something that is very easy to do
1. The software is a snap to install. = Installing the software is a snap.
2. The recipes are a snap (to prepare).
• a small amount of time
1. I'll be ready in a snap. [=jiffy]
• a sudden brief period of a specified kind of weather
1. We had a cold snap [=a brief period of very cold weather] last week.
• a quick, short movement
1. She pulled the rope taut with a snap [=flick] of her wrist.
• the act of snapping the ball back to a teammate and especially to the quarterback at the start of a play
1. the first snap of the game
2. The quarterback fumbled the snap. [=fumbled the ball when it was snapped to him]
• a card game in which players put down cards in a pile and try to be the first to say “snap” when two cards that are the same have been played
• done or made suddenly or without careful thought
1. a snap judgment/decision
2. (chiefly Brit) a snap election