snap

1. n. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle. Source: opted

2. n. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. Source: opted

3. n. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. Source: opted

4. n. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. Source: opted

5. n. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip. Source: opted

6. n. To project with a snap. Source: opted

7. v. i. To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps. Source: opted

8. v. i. To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps. Source: opted

9. v. i. 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. Source: opted

10. v. i. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child. Source: opted

11. v. i. To miss fire; as, the gun snapped. Source: opted

12. v. t. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. Source: opted

13. v. t. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. Source: opted

14. v. t. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. Source: opted

15. v. t. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun. Source: opted

16. v. t. A greedy fellow. Source: opted

17. v. t. 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. Source: opted

18. v. t. A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. Source: opted

19. v. t. A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc. Source: opted

20. v. t. A snap beetle. Source: opted

21. v. t. A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural. Source: opted

22. v. t. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. Source: opted

23. v. t. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. Source: opted

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