[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snap \snap\, n. cf. d. snap a snatching. see snap, v. t.
   1. a sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
      1913 webster

   2. a sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to
      seize, as with the teeth.
      1913 webster

   3. a sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung
      from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.
      1913 webster

   4. a sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a
      whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.
      1913 webster

   5. a greedy fellow. --l'estrange.
      1913 webster

   6. that which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten
      off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement;
      hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
      1913 webster

            he's a nimble fellow,
            and alike skilled in every liberal science,
            as having certain snaps of all.       --b. jonson.
      1913 webster

   7. a sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the
      weather; as, a cold snap. --lowell.
      1913 webster

   8. a small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a
      spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the
      catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.
      1913 webster

   9. zool. a snap beetle.
      1913 webster

   10. a thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with
       ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.
       1913 webster

   11. briskness; vigor; energy; decision. colloq.
       1913 webster

   12. any circumstance out of which money may be made or an
       advantage gained. slang
       1913 webster

   13. 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. slang, chiefly u.
       s.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   14. a snap shot with a firearm.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   15. photog. a snapshot.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   16. something of no value; as, not worth a snap. colloq.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   17. football the action of snapping the ball back, from the
       center usu. to the quarterback, which commences the play
       down, and, if the clock had stopped, restarts the timer
       clock; a snap back.
       pjc

   snap back football, the act of snapping back the ball.

   snap beetle, or snap bug zool., any beetle of the
      family elateridae, which, when laid on its back, is able
      to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic
      spring; -- called also snapping beetle.

   snap flask molding, a flask for small work, having its
      sides separable and held together by latches, so that the
      flask may be removed from around the sand mold.

   snap judgment, a judgment formed on the instant without
      deliberation.

   snap lock, a lock shutting with a catch or snap.

   snap riveting, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads
      formed by a die or swaging tool.

   snap shot, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately
      taking aim.
      1913 webster
see also:
snap snap back snap back snap beetle snap bug elateridae 
snapping beetle snap flask snap judgment snap lock snap riveting 
snap shot 

Beetle >> B Words
Beetle, definition of term: Beetle
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Snap >> S Words
Snap, definition of term: Snap
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Snap Up >> S Words
Snap Up, definition of term: Snap Up
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Japanese Beetle >> J Words
Japanese Beetle, definition of term: Japanese Beetle
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June Beetle >> J Words
June Beetle, definition of term: June Beetle
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Goliath Beetle >> G Words
Goliath Beetle, definition of term: Goliath Beetle
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Dung Beetle >> D Words
Dung Beetle, definition of term: Dung Beetle
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Blister Beetle >> B Words
Blister Beetle, definition of term: Blister Beetle
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Click Beetle >> C Words
Click Beetle, definition of term: Click Beetle
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Cold Snap >> C Words
Cold Snap, definition of term: Cold Snap
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