snap

/snæp/

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.

A photograph; a snapshot.

We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on.

The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.

A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.

a ginger snap

A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.

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.

I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap.

A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.

A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.

(somewhat colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.

A small meal, a snack; lunch.

A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.

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

Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. used primarily in the phrase soft snap.

Something that is easy or effortless.

A snapper, or snap beetle.

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.

Something of no value.

not worth a snap

A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.

A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.

A tool used by riveters.

A tool used by glass-moulders.

A brief theatrical engagement.

An easy and profitable place or task; a sinecure.

A cheat or sharper.