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How to pronounce snap in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms click
Type of move


his arm was snapped forward.
Type Words
Synonyms shot, snapshot
Type of pic, photo, photograph, picture, exposure


my snapshots haven't been developed yet.
Type Words
Synonyms snap bean
Type of green bean
Type Words
Synonyms catch, grab, snatch
Type of touch, touching
Has types fair catch, shoestring catch, reception, rebound, meshing, mesh, interlocking, interlock, interception


the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion.
Type Words
Synonyms bust, rupture, tear
Type of separate, part, disunite, divide
Has types rive, rip up, rend, pull, lacerate, shred, rip, tear up


The rope snapped.
Type Words
Synonyms click, flick
Type of move
Derivation snapper


snap your fingers.
Type Words
Synonyms break down, lose it
Type of act, behave, do
Has types go to pieces, fall apart, dissolve, die


When her baby died, she snapped.
Type Words
Synonyms elasticity
Type of physical property
Has types give, toughness, resilience, resiliency, spring, temper, springiness, stretchiness, stretch, stretchability, elasticity of shear, bounciness, bounce


the waistband had lost its snap.
Type Words
Synonyms photograph, shoot
Type of record, put down, enter
Has types retake, x-ray
Verb group shoot, film, take


She snapped a picture of the President.
Type Words
Synonyms crack
Type of separate, split up, fall apart, break, come apart


The pipe snapped.
Type Words
Synonyms press stud, snap fastener
Type of holdfast, fastener, fastening, fixing


children can manage snaps better than buttons.
Type Words
Synonyms ginger nut, ginger snap, gingersnap
Type of biscuit, cooky, cookie
Has types brandysnap
Type Words
Synonyms breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, walkover
Type of project, task, labor, undertaking
Has types doddle
Type Words
Synonyms snatch, snatch up
Type of prehend, seize, clutch
Has types swoop, swoop up
Type Words
Synonyms crack
Type of go, sound


his fingers snapped.
Type Words
Synonyms snarl
Type of speak, mouth, verbalize, talk, verbalise, utter


The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer.
Type Words
Synonyms crack, cracking
Type of noise


he can hear the snap of a twig.
Type Words
Synonyms centering
Type of pass, toss, flip


the quarterback fumbled the snap.
Type Words
Type of spell, piece, while, patch
Derivation snappy


a cold snap in the middle of May.
Type Words
Type of break
Type Words
Type of bite, seize with teeth


he snapped indignantly.
Type Words
Type of close, shut


The lock snapped shut.
Type Words
Type of move


bullets snapped past us.
Type Words
Type of hit
Derivation snapper


snap a football.
Type Words
Type of motility, motion, movement, move
Derivation snappy


he gave his fingers a snap.
Type Words
Type of noise


servants appeared at the snap of his fingers.

Examples of snap

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He also recorded an assist to help the Senators snap a three-game losing streak.
From the upi.com
I clipped my rope into the carabiners, or snap links, attached to these anchors.
From the businessweek.com
The Chiefs were in the Wildcat formation, and Thomas Jones took the direct snap.
From the kentucky.com
His only previous run, against New Orleans in Week 2, had been on a direct snap.
From the sacbee.com
A snap to make, and it doesn't taste as sugary as straight ginger ale, she says.
From the kansas.com
She just barely feels the surface tension snap as the bubble instantly explodes.
From the timesunion.com
Silva paused a couple of times to snap pictures with his point-and-shoot camera.
From the latimes.com
Get out of the pocket, take the snap from center, and he can throw the football.
From the freep.com
First, however, they attempted to draw the Lions offside with a hard snap count.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • Catch: 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"
  • Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
  • A spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
  • Tear: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
  • Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"
  • Snap bean: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
  • Snap! are a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Mu00FCnzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful when fronted by American rapper Turbo B, who performed on singles "The Power" and "Rhythm Is a Dancer".
  • Slapjack, also known as Slaps is a simple card game, generally played among children. It can often be a child's first introduction to playing cards. The game is related to Egyptian Ratscrew and is also sometimes known as Heart Attack.
  • In computer graphics, snapping allows an object to be easily positioned in alignment with grid lines, guide lines or another object, by causing it to automatically jump to an exact position when the user drags it to the proximity of the desired location.