Definition of Snap

v. t.1.To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
[imp. & p. p. Snapped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snapping.]
Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks.
- Prior.
- South.
4.To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; - usually with up.
MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly.
- Sir W. Scott.
6.To project with a snap.
To snap back
(Football) to roll the ball back with the foot; - done only by the center rush, who thus delivers the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both sides are ranged in line.
To snap off
a - To break suddenly
b - To bite off suddenly.
- Burke.
3.To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); - often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.
4.To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; - often with at; as, to snap at a child.
5.To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.
n.1.A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
5.A greedy fellow.
He's a nimble fellow,
And alike skilled in every liberal science,
As having certain snaps of all.
- B. Jonson.
7.A sudden severe interval or spell; - applied to the weather; as, a cold snap.
9.(Zool.) A snap beetle.
10.A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; - used chiefly in the plural.
11.Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.
12.Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.
14.A snap shot with a firearm.
15.(Photog.) A snapshot.
16.Something of no value; as, not worth a snap.
17.(Football) The action of snapping the ball back, from the center usu. to the quarterback, which commences the play (down), and, if the clock had stopped, restarts the timer clock; a snap back.
Snap back
(Football) the act of snapping back the ball.
Snap beetle
(Zool.) any beetle of the family Elateridæ, which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; - called also snapping beetle.
Snap flask
Snap judgment
a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation.
Snap lock
a lock shutting with a catch or snap.
Snap riveting
Snap shot
a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim.

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