catflap.org Online Dictionary Query

Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information

29 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Snapping \Snap"ping\,
     a. & n. from Snap, v.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Snapping beetle. (Zo["o]l.) See Snap beetle, under
        Snap.
  
     Snapping turtle. (Zo["o]l.)
     (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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. --Prior.
  
     2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.
  
     3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.
  
              He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has
              been snapped by it at last.           --South.
  
     4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat
        snappishly; -- usually with up. --Granville.
  
     5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to
        snap a whip.
  
              MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     6. To project with a snap.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Snapping \Snap"ping\,
     a. & n. from Snap, v.
  
     Snapping beetle. (Zo["o]l.) See Snap beetle, under
        Snap.
  
     Snapping turtle. (Zo["o]l.)
     (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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  snapping
       See snap

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  snapping
     n.
     1 The sound or action of a snap.
     2 The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en snap nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  snapping
     n.
     1 The sound or action of a snap.
     2 The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en snap nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  snapping
     n.
     1 The sound or action of a snap.
     2 The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en snap nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  snapping
     n.
     1 The sound or action of a snap.
     2 The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.
     vb.
     (present participle of en snap nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  snapping
     Englanti n.
     näykkiminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s nap ping)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  snapping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en snap ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb snap)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Snapping /snˈapɪŋ/
  العضّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  snapping /snˈapɪŋ/ 
  chňapání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  snapping /snˈapɪŋ/ 
  praskání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  snapping /snˈapɪŋ/
  chňapající