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say it: snap
snap is a noun and verb meaning "the act of catching an object with the hands". It is pronounced /ˈsnæp/ — snap. It carries 26 recorded senses.
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”
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
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 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”
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”
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
“children can manage snaps better than buttons”
any undertaking that is easy to do
“marketing this product will be no picnic”
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”
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”
record on photographic film
“I photographed the scene of the accident”
“She snapped a picture of the President”
photography
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for snap come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.