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; Martins snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away; the infielders snap and throw was a single motion

[ Syn: catch , grab , snatch ]

a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; children can manage snaps better than buttons

[ Syn: snap fastener , press stud ]

any undertaking that is easy to do; marketing this product will be no picnic

[ Syn: cinch , breeze , picnic , duck soup , childs play , pushover , walkover , piece of cake ]

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

[ Syn: centering ]

a spell of cold weather; a cold snap in the middle of May'

tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

[ Syn: snap bean ]

a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

[ Syn: gingersnap , ginger snap , ginger nut ]

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

[ Syn: 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

[ Syn: elasticity ]

an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; my snapshots havent been developed yet; he tried to get unposed shots of his friends

[ Syn: snapshot , shot ]

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer; The guard snarled at us

[ Syn: snarl ]

cause to make a snapping sound; snap your fingers

[ Syn: click , flick ]

lose control of ones emotions; When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely; When her baby died, she snapped

[ Syn: break down , lose it ]

bring the jaws together; he snapped indignantly'

record on photographic film; I photographed the scene of the accident; She snapped a picture of the President

[ Syn: photograph , shoot ]

separate or cause to separate abruptly; The rope snapped; tear the paper

[ Syn: tear , rupture , bust ]

break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; The pipe snapped

[ Syn: crack ]

move or strike with a noise; he clicked on the light; his arm was snapped forward

[ Syn: click ]

close with a snapping motion; The lock snapped shut'

make a sharp sound; his fingers snapped

[ Syn: 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

[ Syn: snatch , snatch up ]

put in play with a snap; snap a football'