centering
snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back, the quarterback fumbled the snap |
catch
grab
snatch
snap | 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 |
| snap roll | a fast roll |
| snap | 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 |
cinch breeze
picnic
snap duck soup
child's play
pushover
walkover
piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
carabiner
karabiner
snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes |
chalk line
snap line
snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
snap
snap fastener
press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
| snap brim | a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides |
| snap-brim hat | a hat with a snap brim |
snapshot
snap shot | 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 |
elasticity
snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed, the waistband had lost its snap |
| snap | a sudden breaking |
crack
cracking
snap | a sudden sharp noise, the crack of a whip, he heard the cracking of the ice, he can hear the snap of a twig |
| snap | 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 |
gingersnap
ginger snap
snap
ginger nut | a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger |
| sugar snap pea | green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat |
snap bean
snap | tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections |
sugar snap pea
snap pea | variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods |
crack willow
brittle willow
snap willow
Salix fragilis | large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken |
cold spell
cold snap | a spell of cold weather |
| snap | a spell of cold weather, a cold snap in the middle of May |
| snap back | recover quickly, After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days |
snap
crack | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension, The pipe snapped |
| snap | close with a snapping motion, The lock snapped shut |
snap
snarl | utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone, The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer, The guard snarled at us |
photograph
snap shoot | record on photographic film, I photographed the scene of the accident, She snapped a picture of the President |
snap click
flick | cause to make a snapping sound, snap your fingers |
| break break off snap off | break a piece from a whole, break a branch from a tree |
| snap | put in play with a snap, snap a football |
snatch
snatch up
snap | to grasp hastily or eagerly, Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone |
snap at
bite off | bite off with a quick bite, The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants |
| snap | bring the jaws together, he snapped indignantly |
tear
rupture
snap bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly, The rope snapped, tear the paper |
break down
lose it
snap | 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 |
snap
click | move or strike with a noise, he clicked on the light, his arm was snapped forward |
| snap | move with a snapping sound, bullets snapped past us |
snap
crack | make a sharp sound, his fingers snapped |
snap up
snaffle
grab | get hold of or seize quickly and easily, I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale |