Definition of 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"
move or
strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
close with a snapping motion; "The
lock snapped shut"
move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped
past us"
to
grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could
stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
put in
play with a snap; "snap a football"
cause to
make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
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"
bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"