1. (

• snap ,
• snarl

) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" ;

2. (

• tear ,
• rupture ,
• snap ,
• bust ,

) separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" ;

3. (

• snap ,
• crack

) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped" ;

4. (

• snap ,
• click

) move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" ;

5. (

• snap ,

) close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut" ;

6. (

• snap ,
• crack

) make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" ;

7. (

• snap ,

) move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us" ;

8. (

• snatch ,
• snatch_up ,
• snap

) to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" ;

9. (

• snap ,

) put in play with a snap; "snap a football" ;

10. (

• snap ,
• click ,
• flick ,

) cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" ;

11. (

• break_down ,
• lose_it ,
• snap

) 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" ;

12. (

• snap ,

) bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly" ;

13. (

• photograph ,
• snap ,
• shoot

) record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" ;