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snap

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verb (used without object)

to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.

to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together.

to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock.

to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped.

to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention.

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Photography. to take a photograph, especially without formal posing of the subject.

to make a quick or sudden bite or grab (often followed by at).

to utter a quick, sharp sentence or speech, especially a command, reproof, retort, etc. (often followed by at).

to be radiant; sparkle; flash, as the eyes.

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verb (used with object)

10.

to seize with or take, buy, or obtain as with a quick bite or grab (followed by up or off): The bargains were snapped up.

11.

to secure, judge, vote, etc., hastily: They snapped the bill through Congress.

12.

to cause to make a sudden, sharp sound: to snap one's fingers.

13.

to crack (a whip).

14.

to bring, strike, shut, open, operate, etc., with a sharp sound or movement: to snap a lid down.

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15.

to address or interrupt (a person) quickly and sharply.

16.

to say or utter (words, a command, a retort, etc.) in a quick, sharp manner: to snap complaints.

17.

to break suddenly, especially with a cracking sound: to snap a stick in half.

18.

Photography. to take a photograph of, especially quickly.

19.

Building Trades. to transfer (a line) to a surface by means of a chalk line.

20.

Football. to put (the ball) into play by tossing it back to the quarterback or other member of the offensive backfield, especially from between the legs when bent over double and facing the line of scrimmage; center.

21.

Hunting. to fire (a shot) quickly, especially without raising the gun to aim from the eye.

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Snap is always a great word to know.

So is jump cut. Does it mean:

an abrupt break in the continuity of a scene created by editing out part of a shot or scene

prefilmed shots such as newsreels available from specialized film libraries for inserting into a film to establish locale or atmosphere

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noun

22.

a quick, sudden action or movement, as the flick of a whip or the breaking of a twig.

23.

a short, sharp sound, as that caused by breaking a twig or closing a latch.

24.

a catch or fastener that closes by pressure and clicks together.

25.

Informal. briskness, vigor, or energy: That song has a lot of snap.

26.

a quick, sharp speech or manner of speaking: He uttered his commands with a snap.

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27.

a quick or sudden bite or grab, as at something: The fish ate with little snaps.

28.

something obtained by or as by biting or grabbing: a snap of food.

29.

a brittle cookie.

30.

a short spell or period, as of cold weather: an unexpected cold snap.

31.

Photography. a snapshot.

32.

Informal. an easy, profitable, or agreeable position, piece of work, or the like: This job is a snap.

33.

Football. the act or an instance of snapping the ball.

34.

a snap bean.

35.

Informal. a snapdragon.

36.

British. a packed lunch, as that carried by a worker or traveler.

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adjective

37.

fastening or closing with a click or snap, as a device fitted with a spring catch: a snap lock.

38.

made, done, taken, etc., suddenly or offhand: a snap judgment.

39.

easy or simple.

adverb

40.

in a brisk, sudden manner.

Verb phrase

41.

snap to,

to come to attention: The troops snapped to when the colonel walked in.

to shape up: If you don't snap to and study, you'll flunk the course.

Idioms

42.

not give/care a snap of one's fingers for, to regard with indifference; treat lightly. Also, not give/care a snap.

43.

snap one's fingers at. finger (def. 23).

44.

snap out of, to free oneself from; recover from: It took him a long time to snap out of his grief.

45.

snap someone's head off. bite (def. 32).

Origin:
1485–95; < Dutch or Low German snappen to bite, seize

Related forms

snap·less, adjective

snap·pa·ble, adjective

snap·ping·ly, adverb

Can be confused: schnapps, snaps.

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Example Sentences

Hold in place until set, then slide the snap onto a rack.

Since you seem to be aware of yourself doing it, put a rubber band around your wrist and snap it every time you ummm.

Those snap judgments are about as reliable as the credit rating on a mortgage-backed security.

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Hold in place until set, then slide the snap onto a rack.

Since you seem to be aware of yourself doing it, put a rubber band around your wrist and snap it every time you ummm.

Those snap judgments are about as reliable as the credit rating on a mortgage-backed security.

The fangs fold back against the roof of the snake's mouth…then snap out in an instant to strike.

We may make snap judgments, or mull things carefully.

There is a great amount of protection for animals in research so snap out of it and be reasonable.

If only you could snap your fingers and a garden would appear.

If you have ever ollied down a big flight of steps and had the skateboard snap when you land, you'll know it's pretty spectacular.

Both the razor and the toothbrush begin as small flat plastic boxes that unfold and snap together to become full-size objects.

As for the people who are going to snap and start hurting others.

If only it could be persuaded to snap a full roll, that would be the.

The hornets are three times the bees' size and have mandibles that can snap the smaller insects' heads off with a single bite.

It will continue to snap pictures and laser-map the topography, as well as take readings of the planet's magnetosphere.

Snap a rosette from the mother plant, leaving a couple inches of stem attached.

Just snap an image of what's inside your refrigerator with your cell phone.

If the female were older and more dominant, she would snap at the boys to make them stop.

Things are so bleak that there is even talk of a snap election this year.

Solar storms are linked to twisted magnetic fields in the sun that suddenly snap and release tremendous amounts of energy.

But the sun did not snap out of its slumber as expected.

Plus, painting tips and tricks that make doing the job yourself a snap.

Underabove is a two-eyed camera, designed to float twixt air and water and snap photos of both worlds simultaneously.

With any luck, hubby will snap back to reality and you two can move forward as a team.

Once a mistake has been made and detected, people quickly snap out of the default mode.

Governments should have laws supporting freedom of information, including the right to snap and disseminate photos, he said.

We evolved the capacity to make snap decisions based on short-term.

Snap a few pics in the lobby photo booth before heading out.

We are harvesting tons of snap peas, a few zucchinis have appeared, and the pole beans are going wild.

Seeing favourable polls, she opted for a snap election.

And with a river running by the forest, getting water is a snap.

Time is entropical dynamic in momentary snap of movie camera of our organic brain.

These ghastly little nibbles are rich with cheesy flavor, and a real snap to make.

Using your cell phone to snap photos on the fly is incredibly convenient.

Basically it's a two-ended strap with a snap buckle in the middle and rings on the ends.

Members can vote down any law without risking the fall of a government and snap elections: that is power without consequences.

When it comes time to snap the picture, change the tempo and take command.

Europe lost all wind for a week last month in its cold snap.

Back each photo with cardboard or foam board and snap the cases shut.

Place one either side of the headrest and snap them back together and that's it.

Dayton isn't the first university to snap up facilities vacated by a major corporation.

Unfortunately, no one has been able to snap a clear picture of the beast.

What those electronics sputter, and snap into megabite nothingness.

Bottled salsa and leftover roasted chicken or turkey make these enchiladas a weeknight snap.

The policemen slide a deadbolt, and snap a padlock shut.

Maybe they need to see other human people before they snap.

On black, moonless nights when the horizon goes limp, and every scratch and thud and snap of branch outside the tent.

Their sudden disappearance may have been caused by a cold snap or ice age and their sudden appearance during a warm snap.

You'll never guess the secret ingredient that gives them extra snap and crackle.

Should you manage to snap one anyway, there are replacement blades in the box.

Many people park along the highway and then suicide run in the traffic to get to the sign and snap a few photos.

Although uncoiling depended on the quick snap of elastic tissue, the recoiling action depends on muscle contraction.

Bacon and enchilada sauce make these beans super flavorful-plus you use canned beans which makes them a snap to whip up.

Slowly move back and forth and you'll see parts of the image snap in and out of focus.

The participants were forced to make snap judgements as to whether or not a foul was being committed.

When the line of sight between the two is broken and re-established, it will signal the camera to snap a picture.

But when the animal is a pit at any time for any reason it can snap and put people in harms way and do major damage.

In short, you'll be able to snap some creepy pictures.

As soon as the cold snap is over, heat your living romms again normally.

Taking a lens cap off to snap a photo and then replacing it afterwards is such a chore.

Amazing, look at the science how they make snap decisions about the motivations of others without data or reasons to back it up.

The magnets snap the parts together and sandwich your shirt in between.

If your bike has a quick release mechanism on the axle, it's a snap to install, and doesn't require the use of any tools at all.

Snap the sides into a fold and cut through the board's interior mesh, as shown.

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World English Dictionary

snap (snæp)

—vb (when intr, often foll by at) , snaps, snapping, snapped
1.	to break or cause to break suddenly, esp with a sharp sound
2.	to make or cause to make a sudden sharp cracking sound
3.	(intr) to give way or collapse suddenly, esp from strain
4.	to move, close, etc, or cause to move, close, etc, with a sudden sharp sound
5.	to move or cause to move in a sudden or abrupt way
6.	(intr; often foll by at or up) to seize something suddenly or quickly
7.	to bite at (something) bringing the jaws rapidly together
8.	to speak (words) sharply or abruptly
9.	(intr) (of eyes) to flash or sparkle
10.	to take a snapshot of (something)
11.	(intr) hunting to fire a quick shot without taking deliberate aim
12.	(tr) American football to put (the ball) into play by sending it back from the line of scrimmage to a teammate
13.	informal snap one's fingers at
	a. to dismiss with contempt
	b. to defy
14.	informal snap out of it to recover quickly, esp from depression, anger, or illness

—n
15.	the act of breaking suddenly or the sound produced by a sudden breakage
16.	a sudden sharp sound, esp of bursting, popping, or cracking
17.	a catch, clasp, or fastener that operates with a snapping sound
18.	a sudden grab or bite
19.	the sudden release of something such as elastic thread
20.	a brisk movement of the thumb against one or more fingers
21.	a thin crisp biscuit: ginger snaps
22.	informal See snapshot
23.	informal vigour, liveliness, or energy
24.	informal a task or job that is easy or profitable to do
25.	a short spell or period, esp of cold weather
26.	dialect (Brit) food, esp a packed lunch taken to work
27.	(Brit) a card game in which the word snap is called when two cards of equal value are turned up on the separate piles dealt by each player
28.	American football the start of each play when the centre passes the ball back from the line of scrimmage to a teammate
29.	(modifier) done on the spur of the moment, without consideration or warning: a snap decision
30.	(modifier) closed or fastened with a snap

—*adv*
31.	with a snap

—*interj*
32.	a. cards the word called while playing snap
	b. an exclamation used to draw attention to the similarity of two things

[C15: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch snappen to seize; related to Old Norse snapa to snuffle]

'snapless

—*adj*

'snappable

—*adj*

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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon

Main Entry:	snap
Part of Speech:	interj
Definition:	See oh snap

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

snap

1495, "quick, sudden bite or cut," from Du. or Low Ger. snappen "to snap," probably related to M.L.G. or M.Du. snavel "bill, beak" (see nib). Sense of "quick movement" is first recorded 1631; that of "something easily done" is 1877. Common in compounds to indicate instantaneous

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action (cf. cold snap, 1829). The card game is attested from 1882. Phrase snap out of it first recorded 1928. Snap judgment is attested from 1841. Snappy "quick, energetic" is from 1831.

snap

1520s, "to make a quick bite" (of animals), from snap (n.). Meaning "to break suddenly or sharply" is first recorded c.1600; the mental sense is from 1970s. U.S. football sense first recorded 1887. Snapping turtle is attested from 1784. To snap the fingers is from 1670s. Snappish

"peevish" is first recorded 1540s.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

snap (snāp)
n.
A short sharp sound; a click. Used especially of cardiac sounds.

Slang Dictionary

snap definition

n.
a snapshot. : I got some good snaps of the fish you caught.
in.
to go crazy. : His mind snapped, and he's never been right since.
n.
a snap an easy thing to do. (Always with a in this sense.) : Nothing to it. It's a snap.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

SNAP definition

language
1. An early (IBM 360?) interpreted text-processing language for beginners, close to basic English.
["Computer Programming in English", M.P. Barnett, Harcourt Brace 1969].
2. ["Some Proposals for SNAP, A Language with Formal Macro Facilities", R.B. Napper, Computer J 10(3):231-243, 1967].
[Same as 1?]
(2006-05-27)

snap definition

1. To remove indirection, e.g. by replacing a pointer to a pointer with a pointer to the final target (see chase pointers).
The underlying metaphor may be a rubber band stretched through a number of points; if you release it from the intermediate points, it snaps to a straight line from first to last.
Often a trampoline performs an error check once and then snaps the pointer that invoked it so subsequent calls will bypass the trampoline (and its one-shot error check). In this context one also speaks of "snapping links". For example, in a Lisp implementation, a function interface trampoline might check to make sure that the caller is passing the correct number of arguments; if it is, and if the caller and the callee are both compiled, then snapping the link allows that particular path to use a direct procedure-call instruction with no further overhead.
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2. snap dump.
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