snap

/snæp/ · noun

Meaning

A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
A sudden break.
An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
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.
A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
A photograph; a snapshot.
To fracture or break apart suddenly.
To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.
To attempt to seize with eagerness.
To speak abruptly or sharply.
To give way abruptly and loudly.
Done, made, performed, etc., quickly and unexpectedly, or without deliberation.
The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
By extension from the card game, "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).
Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
Ritual utterance used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.

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