Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)catch, grab, snatch, snapthe 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” (n)snapa spell of cold weather“a cold snap in the middle of May” (n)snap bean, snaptender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections (n)snapthe 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” (n)crack, cracking, snapa sudden sharp noise“the crack of a whip”,
“he heard the cracking of the ice”,
“he can hear the snap of a twig” (n)elasticity, snapthe tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed“the waistband had lost its snap” (n)snapshot, snap, shotan 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” (n)snap, snap fastener, press studa fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound“children can manage snaps better than buttons” (n)snapthe 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” (n)centering, snap, centring(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back“the quarterback fumbled the snap” Verbs
(v)snap, snarlutter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone“The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”,
“The guard snarled at us” (v)tear1, rupture, snap, bustseparate or cause to separate abruptly“The rope snapped”,
“tear the paper” (v)snap, crackbreak suddenly and abruptly, as under tension“The pipe snapped” (v)snap, clickmove or strike with a noise“he clicked on the light”,
“his arm was snapped forward” (v)snapclose with a snapping motion“The lock snapped shut” (v)snap, crackmake a sharp sound“his fingers snapped” (v)snapmove with a snapping sound“bullets snapped past us” (v)snatch, snatch up, snapto grasp hastily or eagerly“Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone” (v)snapput in play with a snap“snap a football” (v)snap, click, flickcause to make a snapping sound“snap your fingers” (v)break down, lose it, snaplose 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” (v)snapbring the jaws together“he snapped indignantly” (v)photograph, snap, shootrecord on photographic film“I photographed the scene of the accident”,
“She snapped a picture of the President”