snap
Noun
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subtypes:
- fair catch - (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
- interception - (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
- reception - (American football) the act of catching a pass in football
- rebound - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
- shoestring catch - (baseball) a running catch made near the ground
- interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing - the act of interlocking or meshing
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is a type of: green bean - immature bean pod eaten as a vegetablesame as: snap bean
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is a type of: biscuit, cookie, cooky - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)subtypes: brandysnap - a gingersnap flavored with brandy
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is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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is a type of: break - the occurrence of breaking
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is a type of: physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactionssubtypes:
- resilience, resiliency - the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
- bounce, bounciness - the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
- give, spring, springiness - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
- stretch, stretchability, stretchiness - the capacity for being stretched
- temper, toughness - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- elasticity of shear - the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force
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is a type of: exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
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is a type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in placesame as: press stud, snap fastener
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subtypes: doddle - an easy task
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referred to in: american football, american football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) playsis a type of: flip, pass, toss - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your teamsame as: centering
Verb
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same as: snarl
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subtypes:
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is a type of: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up - become separated into pieces or fragmentssame as: crack
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsame as: click
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same as: crack
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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is a type of: hit - cause to move by striking
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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is a type of: act, behave, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneselfsubtypes:
- dissolve - lose control emotionally
- die - be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
- fall apart, go to pieces - lose one's emotional or mental composure
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is a type of: bite, seize with teeth - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
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referred to in: photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographssame as: photograph, shoot
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