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

snap \snap\, v. t. imp.  p. p. snapped; p. pr.  vb. n.
   snapping. lg. or d. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin
   to g. schnappen, mhg. snaben, dan. snappe, and to d. snavel
   beak, bill. cf. neb, snaffle, n.
   1. to break at once; to break short, as substances that are
      brittle.
      1913 webster

            breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. --prior.
      1913 webster

   2. to strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.
      1913 webster

   3. to bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.
      1913 webster

            he, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has
            been snapped by it at last.           --south.
      1913 webster

   4. to break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat
      snappishly; -- usually with up. --granville.
      1913 webster

   5. to crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to
      snap a whip.
      1913 webster

            macmorian snapped his fingers repeatedly. --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   6. to project with a snap.
      1913 webster

   7. cricket to catch out sharply a batsman who has just
      snicked a bowled ball.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   to snap back football, to roll the ball back with the
      foot; -- done only by the center rush, who thus delivers
      the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both
      sides are ranged in line.

   to snap off.
      a to break suddenly.
      b to bite off suddenly.
          1913 webster
see also:
snapped snapping neb snaffle to snap back to snap off 

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

snapping \snap"ping\,
   a.  n. from snap, v.
   1913 webster

   snapping beetle. zool. see snap beetle, under snap.
      

   snapping turtle. zool.
   a a large and voracious aquatic turtle chelydra
       serpentina common in the fresh waters of the united
       states; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
       by a snap of its jaws. called also mud turtle.
   b see alligator snapper, under alligator.
       1913 webster
see also:
snap snapping beetle snap beetle snapping turtle chelydra serpentina mud turtle 
alligator snapper alligator 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

snap
     n 1: 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" syn: catch,
           grab, snatch
     2: a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of may"
     3: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into
        sections syn: snap bean
     4: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger syn: gingersnap,
         ginger snap, ginger nut
     5: 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"
     6: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the
        cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
        syn: crack, cracking
     7: a sudden breaking
     8: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after
        it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had
        lost its snap" syn: elasticity ant: inelasticity
     9: 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" syn: snapshot,
         shot
     10: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
         "children can manage snaps better than buttons" syn: snap
         fastener, press stud
     11: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
         will be no picnic" syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, duck
         soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of
         cake
     12: 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"
     13: american football putting the ball in play by passing it
         between the legs to a back; "the quarterback fumbled
         the snap" syn: centering
     v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "the sales clerky
          snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "the guard
          snarled at us" syn: snarl
     2: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "the rope snapped";
        "tear the paper" syn: tear, rupture, bust
     3: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "the rope
        snapped" syn: crack
     4: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his
        arm was snapped forward" syn: click
     5: snap close with a sound; "the lock snapped shut"
     6: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" syn: crack
     7: move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
     8: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "before i could stop him the
        dog snatched the ham bone" syn: snatch, snatch up
     9: put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
     10: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" syn: click,
          flick
     11: 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" syn: break down, lose it
     12: record on photographic film; "i photographed the scene of
         the accident"; "she snapped a picture of the president"
         syn: photograph, shoot
     also: snapping, snapped
see also:
catch grab snatch snap bean gingersnap ginger snap 
ginger nut crack cracking elasticity inelasticity 
snapshot shot snap fastener press stud cinch 
breeze picnic duck soup child's play pushover 
walkover piece of cake centering snarl tear 
rupture bust click snatch up flick 
break down lose it photograph shoot snapping 
snapped 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

snapping
     see snap
see also:
snap 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 moby thesaurus words for "snapping":
   awfully, clack, click, crack, cracking, crackle, crackling,
   crepitant, crepitation, damned, decrepitation, dreadfully,
   extremely, hugely, rattling, sizzling, snap, spanking, spitting,
   whacking, whopping

Snapping >> S Words
Snapping, definition of term: Snapping
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Snapping Turtle >> S Words
Snapping Turtle, definition of term: Snapping Turtle
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Snapping Shoals EMC
...Scholarships. The Snapping Shoals EMC and Walter Harrison scholarships. ... us your comments about this Web site.. Copyright 2001 Snapping Shoals ... ..
http://www.ssemc.com/, score=100, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 11:45 am

Chelydra.org - Snapping Turtle Page - snapper information photo gallery page
...... Snapping turtle embryo - color photos of a Mexican snapping turtle's ... Ten page introduction to the world of snapping turtles - see what do ... ..
http://www.chelydra.org/, score=96, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 10:11 am

Created with DiDa
...Why doesn't the snapping turtle protect itself by simply hiding in its ... is the snapping turtle found? In what habitat does the snapping turtle ... ..
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/TURTLE/SNAP/SNAP.HTM, score=93, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 1:20 am

CTTC - The Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macroclemys temminckii by Diane Levine
...Any snapping turtle turned in to CTTC is repatriated to the eastern ... All snapping turtles are both scavengers and active hunters to some ... ..
http://www.tortoise.org/archives/macrocl.html, score=71, date indexed=November 4, 2005, 4:11 pm

Snapping Turtle Land
... ..
http://users.adelphia.net/~ericcampbell/stl/, score=71, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:19 am

CTTC - Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina by C. Dee Dillon
...Snapping Turtles inhabit all bodies of water without too much ... Snapping turtles are not what I would classify as picky eaters. In the ... ..
http://www.tortoise.org/archives/snapping.html, score=68, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 11:22 pm

snapping links)
... ..
http://www.epersonae.com/snapping/, score=64, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:05 pm

Snapping Hip
...... experience snapping hip. Causes of snapping hip The snapping sensation ... "snapping" sensation in your hip? Snapping hip is usually painless and ... ..
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=286&topcategory=Hip, score=56, date indexed=November 4, 2005, 4:04 pm

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