Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Snap \Snap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin
   to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel
   beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.]
   1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are
      brittle.

            Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. --Prior.

   2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.

   3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.

            He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has
            been snapped by it at last.           --South.

   4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat
      snappishly; -- usually with up. --Granville.

   5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to
      snap a whip.

            MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   6. To project with a snap.

   {To snap back} (Football), to roll the ball back with the
      foot; -- done only by the center rush, who thus delivers
      the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both
      sides are ranged in line.

Snapping \Snap"ping\,
   a. & n. from {Snap}, v.

   {Snapping beetle}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Snap beetle}, under
      {Snap}.

   {Snapping turtle}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
       serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
       States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
       by a snap of its jaws. Called also {mud turtle}.
   (b) See {Alligator snapper}, under {Alligator}.

Source : WordNet®

snap
     n 1: 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" [syn: {catch},
           {grab}, {snatch}]
     2: a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
     3: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into
        sections [syn: {snap bean}]
     4: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: {gingersnap},
         {ginger snap}, {ginger nut}]
     5: 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"
     6: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the
        cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
        [syn: {crack}, {cracking}]
     7: a sudden breaking
     8: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after
        it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had
        lost its snap" [syn: {elasticity}] [ant: {inelasticity}]
     9: 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" [syn: {snapshot},
         {shot}]
     10: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
         "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: {snap
         fastener}, {press stud}]
     11: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
         will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {duck
         soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of
         cake}]
     12: 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"
     13: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it
         (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled
         the snap" [syn: {centering}]
     [also: {snapping}, {snapped}]

snap
     v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky
          snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard
          snarled at us" [syn: {snarl}]
     2: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped";
        "tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {rupture}, {bust}]
     3: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope
        snapped" [syn: {crack}]
     4: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his
        arm was snapped forward" [syn: {click}]
     5: snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"
     6: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: {crack}]
     7: move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
     8: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the
        dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch}, {snatch up}]
     9: put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
     10: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {click},
          {flick}]
     11: 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" [syn: {break down}, {lose it}]
     12: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of
         the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
         [syn: {photograph}, {shoot}]
     [also: {snapping}, {snapped}]

snapping
     See {snap}