[snap], (Verb)

Definitions:
- break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound
(e.g: guitar strings kept snapping)

- (of an animal) make a sudden audible bite
(e.g: a dog was snapping at his heels)

- suddenly lose one's self-control
(e.g: she claims she snapped after years of violence)

- take a snapshot of
(e.g: he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife)

- put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement
(e.g: time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play)


Phrases:
- in a snap

Origin:
late 15th century (in the senses ‘make a sudden audible bite’ and ‘quick sharp biting sound’): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen ‘seize’; partly imitative

[snap], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement
(e.g: she closed her purse with a snap)

- a hurried, irritable tone or manner
(e.g: ‘I'm still waiting,’ he said with a snap)

- a snapshot
(e.g: holiday snaps)

- a card game in which cards from two piles are turned over simultaneously and players call ‘snap’ as quickly as possible when two similar cards are exposed

- a sudden brief spell of cold or otherwise distinctive weather
(e.g: a cold snap)

- food, especially food taken to work to be eaten during a break

- an easy task
(e.g: a control panel that makes operation a snap)

- a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play

- a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together; a press stud
(e.g: a black cloth jacket with a lot of snaps and attachments)


Phrases:
- in a snap

Origin:
late 15th century (in the senses ‘make a sudden audible bite’ and ‘quick sharp biting sound’): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen ‘seize’; partly imitative

[snap], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice
(e.g: a snap decision)


Phrases:
- in a snap

Origin:
late 15th century (in the senses ‘make a sudden audible bite’ and ‘quick sharp biting sound’): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen ‘seize’; partly imitative