[snap-er] 
) -per, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -pers for 1, 2; -pers for 3, 4, 5. | 1. | any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae. |
| 2. | any of various other fishes, as the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix. |
| 3. | snapping turtle. |
| 4. | Informal. a person in charge of a group of workers. |
| 5. | a tuft or knot of cotton, horsehair, hemp, etc., at the tip of a whip's lash; cracker; popper. |
[snap] verb, snapped, snap⋅ping, noun, adjective, adverb | 1. | to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. |
| 2. | to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. |
| 3. | to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a door, lid, or lock. |
| 4. | to break suddenly, esp. with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle: The branch snapped. |
| 5. | to act or move with quick or abrupt motions of the body: to snap to attention. |
| 6. | Photography. to take a photograph, esp. without formal posing of the subject. |
| 7. | to make a quick or sudden bite or grab (often fol. by at). |
| 8. | to utter a quick, sharp sentence or speech, esp. a command, reproof, retort, etc. (often fol. by at). |
| 9. | to be radiant; sparkle; flash, as the eyes. |
| 10. | to seize with or take, buy, or obtain as with a quick bite or grab (fol. 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. |
| 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, esp. with a cracking sound: to snap a stick in half. |
| 18. | Photography. to take a photograph of, esp. 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, esp. from between the legs when bent over double and facing the line of scrimmage; center. |
| 21. | Hunting. to fire (a shot) quickly, esp. without raising the gun to aim from the eye. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 40. | in a brisk, sudden manner. |
| 41. | snap to,
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| 42. | not give or care a snap of one's fingers for, to regard with indifference; treat lightly. Also, not give or 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). |
| schnap·per (shnāp'ər, snāp'-) n. A porgy (Chrysophrys guttulatus) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, having a large bony protuberance on the nape when fully grown and prized as a sport fish and food fish. Also called snapper. [Alteration (influenced by German Schnapper, snap, schnapper) of snapper.] |
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A short sharp sound; a click. Used especially of cardiac sounds.