snap
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a soundA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
» The cable snapped.
Кабель обірвався.
Meaning
35 senses(countable, uncountable)A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
Knacken, Knallen, Knack
щелчо́кščelčók, трескtresk
(countable, uncountable)A sudden break.
Bruch, Brechen
a sudden breaking
(countable, uncountable)An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
Schnappen, Zuschnappen
хватьxvatʹ, кусьkusʹ
(countable, uncountable)The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
Schnippen, Schnalzen, Fingerschnippen
щелчо́к па́льцамиščelčók pálʹcami
the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
(countable, uncountable)A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
Schnappverschluss, Schnappschloss, Druckknopf
застёжкаzastjóžka, замо́чекzamóček
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
(countable, informal, uncountable)A photograph; a snapshot.
We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on.
Schnappschuss
сни́мокsnímok
(countable, uncountable)The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
Losbrechen, Losschnappen, Ruckanstieg
(countable, uncountable)A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
a ginger snap
Keks
(countable, uncountable)A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
Brise
a spell of cold weather
(countable, uncountable)A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
It'll be a snap to get that finished.
I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap.
Augenblick, Moment
мгнове́ние о́каmgnovénije óka
(countable, uncountable)A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
(countable, uncountable)A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
Snap
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
Examples
226 sentencesThe cable snapped.
Кабель обірвався.
The dog snapped up the meat.
I heard Tom snapping his fingers.
ruЯ услышал, как Том щёлкнул пальцами.
I didn't mean to snap at you.
ruЯ не хотел на тебя набрасываться.
You've got to snap out of it.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 12
Origin
From Dutch snappen (“to bite; seize”) or Low German snappen (“to bite; seize”), ultimatelyFrom Dutch snappen (“to bite; seize”) or Low German snappen (“to bite; seize”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snappōn, from Proto-Germanic *snappōną (“to snap; snatch; chatter”), intensive form of *snapāną (”to snap; grab”, whence Old Norse snapa (“to get; scrounge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *snop-; compare Lithuanian snãpas (“beak, bill”). (One alternative hypothesis links the Germanic words to *snu-, an expressive root deriving words meaning “nose”, “snout”, “sniff” etc., but this is phonetically unsound.) In any case influenced by onomatopoeia; note expressions such as snip-snap, containing the formally unrelated snip.
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Forms
plural: snapsSynonyms
22 synonyms- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound:snap fastenerpress stud
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back:centeringcentring
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera:snapshotshot
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed:elasticity
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections:snap bean
- a sudden sharp noise:crackcracking
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
54 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable