snap

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Noun

1. A quick [[break]]ing or [[crack]]ing sound or the action of producing such a sound.
2. A sudden break.
3. An attempt to [[seize]], [[bite]], [[attack]], or [[grab]].
4. The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a [[finger]] against the [[thumb]] and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
5. A [[fasten]]ing device that makes a snapping sound when used.
6. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[photograph]]; a [[snapshot]].
7. The sudden [[release]] of something held under [[pressure]] or [[tension]].
8. A thin circular [[cookie]] or similar [[baked good]].
9. A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; {{non-gloss|used primarily in the phrase [[cold snap]].}}
10. A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
11. A [[snap bean]] such as {{taxfmt|Phaseolus vulgaris|species}}.
12. {{lb|en|American football}} A backward [[pass]] or [[handoff]] of a [[football]] from its position on the ground that puts the ball [[in play]]; a [[hike]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|transitive}} To [[fracture]] or [[break]] apart [[suddenly]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[give forth]] or [[produce]] a [[sharp]] [[crack]]ing [[noise]]; to crack.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[attempt]] to [[seize]] or [[bite]] with the [[tooth|teeth]], [[beak]], etc.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To attempt to seize with [[eagerness]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[speak]] [[abruptly]] or [[sharply]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[give way]] abruptly and [[loudly]].
7. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[suffer]] a [[mental breakdown]], usually while under [[tension]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[flash]] or appear to flash as with light.
9. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fit]] or [[fasten]] together with a snapping [[sound]].
10. {{lb|en|intransitive|computing|graphical user interface}} To [[jump]] to a [[fixed]] [[position]] relative to another [[element]].
11. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[snatch]] with or as if with the teeth.
12. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pull apart]] with a snapping sound; to [[pop]] [[loose]].

Interjection

1. {{n-g|The [[cry]] used in a game of [[w:snap (game)|snap]] when [[win]]ning a [[hand]].}}
2. {{lb|en|British|AU|by extension}} "I've got one the same!", "[[me too|Me too]]!"
3. {{lb|en|British|by extension}} {{n-g|Used to express [[agreement]].}}
4. {{lb|en|North America}} {{n-g|Used in place of an [[expletive]] to express [[surprise]], usually in [[response]] to a [[negative]] [[statement]] or [[news]]; often used [[facetious]]ly.}}
5. {{lb|en|British|Australia|NZ}} {{n-g|Used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time}}.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|informal|attributive}} [[do#Verb|Done]], [[make#Verb|made]], [[perform]]ed, etc., [[quickly]] and [[unexpectedly]], or without [[deliberation]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|US}} {{acronym of|en|w:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program}}.
2. {{lb|en|networking}} {{acronym of|en|w:Subnetwork Access Protocol}}.
3. {{lb|en|video games|historical}} {{acronym of|en|w:Scalable Network Application Package}}.
4. {{lb|en|electrical engineering}} {{acronym of|en||Symbolic Network Analysis Program}}.

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