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"
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons"
a sudden breaking
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"
a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped"
snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"
move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae