English to English
adjective
- Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation; as, a snap judgment or decision; a snap political convention.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- the act of catching an object with the hands
Mays made the catch with his back to the plate.
He made a grab for the ball before it landed.
Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away.
The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion.
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- a spell of cold weather
A cold snap in the middle of May.
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- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
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- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
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- the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers.
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- a sudden sharp noise
The crack of a whip.
He heard the cracking of the ice.
He can hear the snap of a twig.
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- a sudden breaking
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- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
The waistband had lost its snap.
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- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
My snapshots haven't been developed yet.
He tried to get unposed shots of his friends.
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- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
Children can manage snaps better than buttons.
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- any undertaking that is easy to do
Marketing this product will be no picnic.
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- the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
He gave his fingers a snap.
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- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
The quarterback fumbled the snap.
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- A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
source: Webster 1913
- Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain, etc.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer.
The guard snarled at us.
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- separate or cause to separate abruptly
The rope snapped.
Tear the paper.
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- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
The pipe snapped.
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- move or strike with a noise
He clicked on the light.
His arm was snapped forward.
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- close with a snapping motion
The lock snapped shut.
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- make a sharp sound
His fingers snapped.
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- move with a snapping sound
Bullets snapped past us.
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- to grasp hastily or eagerly
Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone.
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- put in play with a snap
Snap a football.
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- cause to make a snapping sound
Snap your fingers.
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- lose control of one's emotions
When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely.
When her baby died, she snapped.
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- bring the jaws together
He snapped indignantly.
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- record on photographic film
I photographed the scene of the accident.
She snapped a picture of the President.
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- To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
source: Webster 1913
- To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.
source: Webster 1913
- To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
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- Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [snáp] Lagitík; lagutók; tunog
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [snáp] Palagitikin; paputukin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
