Dictionary entry details
• SNAP (noun)
Meaning:
The act of catching an object with the hands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
snap; grab; snatch; catch
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snap"):
fair catch ((American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled)
interlock; interlocking; mesh; meshing (the act of interlocking or meshing)
shoestring catch ((baseball) a running catch made near the ground)
rebound (the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot)
reception ((American football) the act of catching a pass in football)
interception ((American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team)
Meaning:
A spell of cold weather
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
a cold snap in the middle of May
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
patch; piece; spell; while (a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition)
Meaning:
Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
snap bean; snap
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
green bean (immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable)
Meaning:
A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
gingersnap; ginger snap; ginger nut; snap
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
biscuit; cookie; cooky (any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snap"):
brandysnap (a gingersnap flavored with brandy)
Meaning:
The noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
servants appeared at the snap of his fingers
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
A sudden sharp noise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
cracking; crack; snap
Context examples:
the crack of a whip / he heard the cracking of the ice / he can hear the snap of a twig
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
A sudden breaking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
break (the occurrence of breaking)
Meaning:
The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
elasticity; snap
Context example:
the waistband had lost its snap
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
physical property (a property used to characterize physical objects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snap"):
elasticity of shear (the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force)
temper; toughness (the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking)
stretch; stretchability; stretchiness (the capacity for being stretched)
give; spring; springiness (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
bounce; bounciness (the quality of a substance that is able to rebound)
resilience; resiliency (the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit)
Meaning:
An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
snapshot; shot; snap
Context examples:
my snapshots haven't been developed yet / he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic (a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
Meaning:
A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
press stud; snap fastener; snap
Context example:
children can manage snaps better than buttons
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meaning:
Any undertaking that is easy to do
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
child's play; cinch; duck soup; piece of cake; walkover; pushover; picnic; breeze; snap
Context example:
marketing this product will be no picnic
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
labor; project; task; undertaking (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snap"):
doddle (an easy task)
Meaning:
The act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he gave his fingers a snap
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Meaning:
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
centering; snap
Context example:
the quarterback fumbled the snap
Hypernyms ("snap" is a kind of...):
flip; pass; toss ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
• SNAP (verb)
Meaning:
Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
snarl; snap
Context examples:
The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer / The guard snarled at us
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They snap that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Separate or cause to separate abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
rupture; tear; snap; bust
Context examples:
The rope snapped / tear the paper
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "snap"):
lacerate (cut or tear irregularly)
pull; rend; rip; rive (tear or be torn violently)
rip up; shred; tear up (tear into shreds)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
The ropes snap
The strong winds snap the rope
Meaning:
Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
snap; crack
Context example:
The rope snapped
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Move or strike with a noise
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
click; snap
Context examples:
he clicked on the light / his arm was snapped forward
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Snap close with a sound
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The lock snapped shut
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
close; shut (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Make a sharp sound
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
crack; snap
Context example:
his fingers snapped
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Move with a snapping sound
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
bullets snapped past us
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
To grasp hastily or eagerly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
snatch; snatch up; snap
Context example:
Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "snap"):
swoop; swoop up (seize or catch with a swooping motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Also:
snap up (get hold of or seize quickly and easily)
Meaning:
Put in play with a snap
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
snap a football
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to make a snapping sound
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
click; flick; snap
Context example:
snap your fingers
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Lose control of one's emotions
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
lose it; break down; snap
Context examples:
When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely / When her baby died, she snapped
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "snap"):
dissolve (lose control emotionally)
die (be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame)
fall apart; go to pieces (lose one's emotional or mental composure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Record on photographic film
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
photograph; shoot; snap
Context examples:
I photographed the scene of the accident / She snapped a picture of the President
Hypernyms (to "snap" is one way to...):
enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "snap"):
retake (photograph again)
x-ray (take an x-ray of something or somebody)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
