kæt͡ʃ ˈkɹækɪŋ ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti flɪk ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf ˈpɪknɪk ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ) ˈɹʌptʃə

snæp snæp snæp.ʃɒt snætʃ snætʃ tɛə (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back the quarterback fumbled the snap 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 break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension The pipe snapped 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 close with a snapping motion The lock snapped shut any undertaking that is easy to do marketing this product will be no picnic utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer The guard snarled at us record on photographic film I photographed the scene of the accident She snapped a picture of the President cause to make a snapping sound snap your fingers put in play with a snap snap a football to grasp hastily or eagerly Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone bring the jaws together he snapped indignantly separate or cause to separate abruptly The rope snapped tear the paper 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 move or strike with a noise he clicked on the light his arm was snapped forward move with a snapping sound bullets snapped past us make a sharp sound his fingers snapped a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound children can manage snaps better than buttons 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 the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed the waistband had lost its snap a sudden breaking a sudden sharp noise the crack of a whip he heard the cracking of the ice he can hear the snap of a twig 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 crisp round cookie flavored with ginger tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections a spell of cold weather a cold snap in the middle of May