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"
a spell of cold weather;
"a cold snap in the middle of May"
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
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"
a sudden sharp noise;
"the crack of a whip"
"he heard the cracking of the ice"
"he can hear the snap of a twig"
a sudden breaking
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed;
"the waistband had lost its snap"
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"
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
"children can manage snaps better than buttons"
any undertaking that is easy to do;
"marketing this product will be no picnic"
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"
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back;
"the quarterback fumbled the snap"