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snap - 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" |
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motility,
move,
motion,
movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
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snap - a sudden breaking |
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break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
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snap - 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" |
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noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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snap - a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May" |
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while,
spell,
patch,
piece a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
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snap - a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" |
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holdfast,
fastener,
fastening,
fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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| verb |
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snap - move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" |
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click |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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snap - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" |
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click,
flick |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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snap - make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" |
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crack |
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sound,
go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
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snap - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" |
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snarl |
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mouth,
utter,
verbalise,
verbalize,
speak,
talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
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snap - put in play with a snap; "snap a football" |
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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snap - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped" |
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crack |
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come apart,
fall apart,
split up,
separate,
break lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"
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snap - close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut" |
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shut,
close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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snap - move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us" |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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snap - bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly" |
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seize with teeth,
bite penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
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