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verb

1. To make a light, sharp noise: clack, click. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, bark, clap, crack, pop¹. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To give way mentally and emotionally: break (down), collapse, crack. Informal crack up, fold. See explosion/collapse.
4. To grasp at (something) eagerly, forcibly, and abruptly with the jaws: catch, nip¹, snatch, strike. See reach/unreachable.
5. To speak abruptly and sharply: bark, snarl¹. Idioms: bite someone's head off, snap someone'sheadnoseoff. See words.
6. To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion: jerk, lurch, twitch, wrench, yank. See move/halt, push/pull.

noun

1. A light, sharp noise: clack, click. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. A sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, bark, clap, crack, explosion, pop¹, rat-a-tat-tat, report. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. A sudden motion, such as a pull: jerk, lurch, tug, twitch, wrench, yank. See move/halt, push/pull.
4. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness: dash, punch, starch, verve, vigor, vigorousness, vim, vitality. Idioms: vim and vigor. See action/inaction, tired/fresh.
5. An easily accomplished task: child's play, cinch, pushover, walkaway, walkover. Informal breeze. Slang duck soup. See easy/hard.

adjective

1. Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed. Informal off-the-cuff. See prepared/unprepared.
2. Posing no difficulty: easy, effortless, facile, simple, smooth. Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it. See easy/hard.

n

Definition: easy thing to accomplish
Antonyms: difficulty

v

Definition: bite, seize
Antonyms: free, liberate, loose

v

Definition: separate, break
Antonyms: combine, hold, fix

To replace a pointer to a pointer with a direct pointer; to replace an old address with the forwarding address found there. If you telephone the main number for an institution and ask for a particular person by name, the operator may tell you that person's extension before connecting you, in the hopes that you will snap your pointer and dial direct next time. The underlying metaphor may be that of a rubber band stretched through a number of intermediate points; if you remove all the thumbtacks in the middle, it snaps into a straight line from first to last. See chase pointers.

Often, the behavior of a trampoline is to perform an error check once and then snap the pointer that invoked it so as henceforth to bypass the trampoline (and its one-shot error check). In this context one also speaks of snapping links. For example, in a LISP implementation, a function interface trampoline might check to make sure that the caller is passing the correct number of arguments; if it is, and if the caller and the callee are both compiled, then snapping the link allows that particular path to use a direct procedure-call instruction with no further overhead.

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IN BRIEF: To bite, grasp, or snatch suddenly. Also: To break apart with a sharp sound. Also: A clasp, catch, or other fastening device.

It scared us when we heard the loud snap of a twig right outside the tent.

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sign description: The fingers snap.

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noun
noun, mainly N Amer

1: An easy task. (1877 —) .
Technology Week Blazing a path to the moon is no snap. Neither is charting a career (1967).

2: pl. Hand-cuffs. (1895 —) .
M. Procter Sergeant, we'd better have the snaps on these three (1967).

3: journalists' A short news report, esp. one dispatched or broadcast from the scene; a newsflash, press release. (1937 —) .
L. Heren Valentine found a telephone..., dictated a couple of snaps, and then...removed the microphone from the phone thus making it useless for the opposition (1978).

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abbr. for

1. S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine.
2. synaptosome-associated protein; a number of these exist. The nomenclature has become somewhat confusing, since SNAPs exist with different but closely related roles. Thus SNAP-25 functions as a SNAP receptor, or SNARE, while other SNAP proteins such as α-SNAP (see def. 3) function to bind NSF proteins (see N-ethylmaleimide) to SNAREs such as SNAP-25.
3. soluble NSF attachment proteins, such as α-SNAP, β-SNAP, etc. These are cytoplasmic proteins that mediate binding of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein to membranes. See also SNARE, SNARE hypothesis.

Previous:	SN2, SN1, SMRT
Next:	SNARE, SNARE hypothesis, SNF

A short, sharp sound.

• s. joint — capable of moving abruptly from a stable, in the sense of having great stability than the sense of its domicile, to a more mobile position, e.g. the equine elbow joint.
• opening s. — a short, sharp, high-pitched click occurring in early diastole caused by opening of the mitral cusps, a characteristic sound in mitral stenosis.

For a list of words related to snap, see:

• Football
• Hunting Practice and Techniques - snap: (vb) fire shot without raising gun to eyes to aim; fire gun on an empty chamber
• Card Games
• Reflections and References
• Speech Sounds and Noises - snap: make sharp cracking sound
• Expressions of Feeling - snap: speak with sudden irritation
• Descriptions of Sounds
• Comic Sound Effects
• Judgments and Critiques - snap: (adj) designating judgment reached hastily and without deliberation

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - brække, knække, smælde, knalde, knipse, smække, snerre, vrisse
v. tr. - snappe, gribe, snuppe, bide, sende, tage et billede
n. - knæk, smæld, snappen, tryklås
adj. - forhastet, uoverlagt, hastig, lynhurtig, pludselig, ualmindelig let
adv. - lynhurtigt

idioms:

• snap fastener    tryklås
• snap off a person's head    bide hovedet af nogen
• snap one's fingers    knipse med fingrene
• snap out of    komme over, komme ud af noget
• snap up    købe begærligt, kaste sig over (varer)

Nederlands (Dutch)
knappen, klikken, happen, kieken, grommen, snauwen, knakken, losspringen, breken, hap, kiekje, knipsluiting, knal, plotselinge beweging

Français (French)
v. intr. - se casser, (fig) être à bout, craquer, s'ouvrir/se fermer d'un coup sec, s'ouvrir/se fermer avec un claquement, parler hargneusement
v. tr. - faire claquer, (faire) casser net (qch), dire (qch) hargneusement, (Phot) prendre une photo de
n. - craquement, claquement, (Phot) photo, bataille (jeu), (US) chose facile, du gâteau (fam), vigueur, (US) bouton-pression
adj. - rapide
adv. - net

idioms:

• in a snap    en un claquement de doigts
• snap back    refermer avec un bruit sec/avec un claquement
• snap fastener    bouton-pression
• snap off someone's head    casser la tête de qn
• snap one's fingers    faire claquer ses doigts
• snap out of    cesser de
• snap out of it    cesse de faire la tête/la gueule (excl)
• snap up    dénicher, arracher (une occasion)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Knacken, Plätzchen, Schwung, Schnappschuss, Druckknopf
v. - schnappen, zuschnappen, zerbrechen, fauchen, knipsen, knacken, schnalzen
adv. - knacks
adj. - Schnapp..., spontan

idioms:

• in a snap    im Nu
• snap back    (Amer. Fußball) Rückgabe
• snap fastener    Druckknopf
• snap off someone's head    jdm. den Kopf abbeißen
• snap one's fingers    mit den Fingern schnalzen
• snap out of    sich befreien von
• snap out of it    hör auf damit!, wach auf!
• snap up    (sich) schnappen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρότος σπασίματος, μπισκοτάκι, (φωτογραφικό) στιγμιότυπο, δάγκωμα, κουμπωτή σούστα, μπρίο, ζωηράδα, (ΗΠΑ) εύκολο κατόρθωμα (κν. παιχνιδάκι), (Βρετ.) είδος χαρτοπαίγνιου
v. - αρπάζω, δαγκώνω, σπάζω, κλείνω απότομα, μιλώ απότομα, θυμωμένα ή με ξερό τόνο, αποπαίρνω, αρπάζω από τα μούτρα, αγριομιλώ, κινούμαι γρήγορα, φωτογραφίζω (στα γρήγορα)
abbr. - πυρηνικό καταφύγιο
adv. - κρακ
int. - ώπα! (έκπληξη για την ομοιότητα δύο πραγμάτων)

idioms:

• snap fastener    κόπιτσα
• snap off a person's head    αποπαίρνω, αρπάζω από τα μούτρα
• snap one's fingers    κροταλίζω τα δάκτυλά μου, κάνω στράκα
• snap out of    συνέρχομαι από
• snap up    αρπάζω στη στιγμή, κάνω ανάρπαστο, διακόπτω στη μέση

Italiano (Italian)
Dare i numeri, non farcela più e scoppiare, cedere (di nervi), scoppiare, schioccare, addentare, scattare, sgridare, spezzare, morso, foto, bottone automatico, colpo secco

idioms:

• snap fastener    cerniera automatica
• snap off a person's head    dare a qualcuno una lavata di capo
• snap one's fingers    schioccare le dita
• snap out of    scuotersi
• snap up    prendere al volo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mordida (f), estalo (m), dentada (f), resposta áspera, vigor
v. - entalar, morder, abocanhar

idioms:

• snap fastener    colchete de mola, pressão
• snap off a person's head    falar brusca e asperamente com
• snap one's fingers    estalar de dedos
• snap out of    sair de uma situação, acordar
• snap up    agarrar, devorar

Русский (Russian)
хватать, кусать, делать поспешно, укус, ловить, действовать быстро, делать моментальный снимок, резко прерывать, ломать, ломаться, защелкиваться, резкий звук (чего-то лопнувшего), резкая, отрывистая речь, моментальная фотография, защелка, внезапное похолодание, неожиданная удача, скоропалительный, защелкивающийся

idioms:

• snap fastener    кнопка (для одежды)
• snap off a person's head    резко отвечать кому-л., набрасываться
• snap one's fingers    щелкать пальцами
• snap out of    выйти (из депрессии), избавиться (от дурной привычки)
• snap up    раскупать, накидываться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - romperse, partirse
v. tr. - crujir, dar un estampido, intentar morder, agarrar, sacar una foto, espetar, quebrar, doblar, romper
n. - bocado, mordisco, dentellada, foto, cerradura de golpe, chasquido
adj. - instantánea, automático, hecho de golpe, precipitadamente
adv. - crac!

idioms:

• in a snap    en un momento, enseguida
• snap back    recuperación repentina
• snap fastener    broche de presión, automático
• snap off someone's head    responder a uno con sarcasmo
• snap one's fingers    burlarse de, desdeñar
• snap out of    recuperarse, dejar un hábito
• snap out of it    recuperarse, dejar un hábito, dejar un hábito aunque le resulte difícil
• snap up    agarrar o arrebatar algo, comprar o llevar con avidez

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nafsande, knäpp, knäppande, knäck, smäll
v. - nafsa, snappa, hugga, knäppa till, snäppa till, gå av, brytas av, knäppa igen, fotografera
abbr. - snapshot, fotografi
adv. - med en smäll, med ett knäpp, tvärt
int. - klick!, pang!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
咬, 抓, 扑, 咬断, 争夺, 猛咬, 劈啪声, 突然折断, 突然的, 装搭扣的, 啪地一声, 猛然

idioms:

• snap fastener    按扣, 揿扭
• snap off a person's head    严斥某人
• snap one's fingers    捻手指, 表示轻蔑或不在乎
• snap out of    打起精神, 醒过来
• snap up    抢购

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 咬, 抓, 撲
v. tr. - 咬斷, 爭奪, 猛咬
n. - 猛咬, 劈啪聲, 突然折斷
adj. - 突然的, 裝搭扣的
adv. - 啪地一聲, 猛然

idioms:

• snap fastener    按扣, 撳扭
• snap off a person's head    嚴斥某人
• snap one's fingers    捻手指, 表示輕蔑或不在乎
• snap out of    打起精神, 醒過來
• snap up    搶購

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 덥석 물다, (기회에) 달려 들다, 힘차게 행동하다
v. tr. - 물어떼다, ~을 낚아채다, 재빨리 결정하다
n. - 말다툼, 뚝 부러뜨리기, 스냅
adj. - 찰깍하고 잠기는, 즉석의, 쉬운
adv. - 딱, 뚝 , 찰칵

idioms:

• snap out of    ~로부터 침착을 되찾다, 다시 일어서다, 회복하다
• snap up    덥석 물다, 잡아채다, 버릇없이 남의 말을 가로 막다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - パチンと音がする, ポキッと折れる, プツンと切れる, ぴしっと言う, 飛びつく, ぱくっとかみつく, スナップ写真を撮る, 撮る, 噛み付く
n. - パチンという音, ぱっと飛びつくこと, クッキー, スナップ写真, 急激な天候の変化, 急激な寒さ, 活気
adj. - 即座の, スナップ式の, とても楽な
adv. - パチンと

idioms:

• snap fastener    ホック, スナップ
• snap off a person's head    言葉を遮る, がみがみ言う
• snap one's fingers    指をはじいて見せる, 指を鳴らす, 無視する, 軽べつする
• snap out of    抜け出す
• snap up    急いで買う, 飛びつく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حركه سريعه خاطفه, لقطه فوتوغرافيه, فرقعه أو طقطقه, شيء سهل, أنقصاف مفاجيء أو حاد (فعل) ينطق بكلمات لاذعه, ينهش أو ينتزع, يقرقع أو يطقطق, يعض أو يطبق فكيه (ظرف) بفرقعه أو بطقطقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חטף בשיניים, סגר לסתות, נשבר, נקרע, דיבר קצרות, דיבר בכעס‬
v. tr. - ‮נשך, הכיש, הקיש, שבר, דיבר קצרות, דיבר בכעס, צילם בחטף‬
n. - ‮חטיפה, נשיכה, נקישה, שבירה, ניתוק, צליף, מרץ, חיות, רקיק, עוגייה, סנפ (משחק קלפים), לחצנית, גל קור פתאומי‬
adj. - ‮מהיר, חפוז‬
adv. - ‮בקול פצפוץ, לפתע, ללא התראה‬

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