break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound

guitar strings kept snapping

dead twigs can be snapped off

(of an animal) make a sudden audible bite

a dog was snapping at his heels

the wolf snapped and growled

suddenly lose one's self-control

she claims she snapped after years of violence

take a snapshot of

he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife

photographers were snapping away at her

put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement

time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play

a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement

she closed her purse with a snap

a hurried, irritable tone or manner

‘I'm still waiting,’ he said with a snap

a snapshot

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

a cold snap

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

an easy task

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

a black cloth jacket with a lot of snaps and attachments