A quick breaking or cracking 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 making a snapping sound by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm.
verb
1
To fracture or break apart suddenly.
He snapped his stick in anger.
2
To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
Blazing firewood snaps.
3
To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.
A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.
4
To attempt to seize with eagerness.
She snapped at the chance to appear on television.
adjective
1
Done, made, performed, etc., quickly and unexpectedly, or without deliberation.
a snap judgment or decisionβββ a snap political convention
interjection
1
The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
2
By extension from the card game, "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
Snap! We've both got pink buckets and spades.
3
Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).
4
Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
"I just ran over your phone with my car." "Oh, snap!"