v
(Britain) To snap the fingers.
n
(colloquial, lighthearted) A photograph.
n
(China) Short for Instagram. [(Internet) An online photo-sharing service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras.]
n
(colloquial) Clipping of Instagram. [(Internet) An online photo-sharing service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras.]
v
To make a sound of snapping.
v
(idiomatic, often imperative) To do something quickly; to be quick about something.
v
(transitive, informal) To outphotograph.
n
A device that allows a rope or cable to be released quickly and easily, such as one made for horses with a ring that instantly releases anything attached to the snap.
n
Alternative form of Scotch snap [Synonym of Lombard rhythm]
n
An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
n
(politics) An election that is called earlier than the regularly scheduled election time.
v
(US, military) To practice aiming, adjusting and firing a rifle with no ammunition
v
(chiefly US, idiomatic, dated) To hurry, to proceed quickly.
n
(uncountable, idiomatic) Making decisions without deliberation or in excessive haste.
v
To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.
n
(countable, music, stringed instruments) A note played in such a way.
n
(hunting) A shot taken quickly, without time for careful aiming.
v
(idiomatic) To suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.
v
(transitive, colloquial, archaic) To snap at (a person); to speak harshly to.
adj
Overly fond of and inclined to take photographs
n
(computing, Microsoft Windows) A plug-in.
n
Alternative form of snap shot [(soccer) A hard shot without much planning.]
n
(sports) A snap volley; a volley taken quickly.
n
A snap, a visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
n
(Internet) A user of the mobile photo-messaging application Snapchat.
n
(uncountable) A game in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; the substance snatched and eaten during the playing of the game; the vessel used for the game.
v
Synonym of sneap (“to check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand”)
n
(obsolete) A snappish retort.
n
Alternative form of snaphance [A spring lock for discharging a firearm.]
n
A hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt.
n
(computing, Microsoft Windows) A software plug-in.
n
(computing, graphical user interface) A guideline shown while adding an item to a user interface to help align it with other items.
n
Alternative form of snappling (“abseiling”) [(Israel) The sport or activity of abseiling.]
n
(slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.
n
(informal) A person who snaps things up
adv
Accompanied by a snapping action or sound
adj
Likely to snap or bite.
adj
(informal) Rapid and without delay.
n
(photography) A photographer; someone who takes snapshots.
v
(transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a snapshot; capturing a fleeting moment in time.
n
(uncommon, photography) Synonym of snapshooter
adj
(informal) Worth taking a photograph of.
n
(US, informal) Something that can be successfully accomplished with very little effort.
n
Alternative spelling of sound bite [(journalism, television) An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.]
v
(computing, transitive) To take a snapshot of (an electronic document).
n
(slang) A school prank in the act of the person twisting a damp towel making it look whip-like. The person whips the victim with the end of the towel making a snapping noise and with contact of the victim in pain
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