snap

Examples

• All

• Peyton Manning takes the snap.

  The Genesis Code (2010)

• There's the snap and the ball is fumbled.

  The Longest Yard (2005)

• The snap is down and the kick is...

  Leatherheads (2008)

• The snap, ball down, kick up.

  The Good Life (2007)

• Roll out to the left on a center snap.

  The Longest Yard (1974)

• Our QB gets under the center for the snap count.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The new kid, Alita, takes possession right off the snap.

  Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

• Stewart in motion, and Warner won't get the snap off in time.

  American Underdog (2021)

• Lang takes the snap, fades back into the pocket.

  Two for the Money (2005)

• The quarterback received the ball on the snap and quickly passed it to the running back.

Synonyms

C

centering

vssnap

• Jargon

1 6.7

Putting the ball into play by snapping it between the center's legs to the quarterback

is the action of passing the ball backward into play without naming the player

Idioms

I

in a snap

• Informal

3 3.0

It happens very quickly with little effort

I

in the snap of someone's fingers

• Informal

5.0

Happens very quickly

S

to snap someone's head off

• Offensive

8.0

To speak to someone in a sudden angry way without good reason

Compounds

S

snap judgment

• Informal

7 4.8

A quick decision made without careful thought that may be unfair

C

cold snap

• UK

6 3.2

A short sudden time of very cold weather that is colder than usual

S

snap pea

3 3.3

A pea with crisp pods you eat whole

G

ginger snap

2 2.3

A small crisp round cookie with ginger and warm spices

S

sugar snap pea

1 2.5

A sweet pea with a crisp round pod that you can eat whole, raw or cooked

S

snap bean

• US

1 2.7

A tender green bean you eat young that breaks easily and has no strings

S

snap brim

1 8.8

The edge of a hat that can be turned up on one side and down on the other

H

happy snap

• UK

1 8.2

A quick picture taken to show a happy moment

S

snap fastener

• Specialized

1 3.4

A small thing on clothes or bags that joins two pieces by pressing two round parts together

S

snap line

• Specialized

1 5.6

A string with chalk on it that you stretch and snap to mark a straight line

S

snap-brim hat

1 7.3

A hat with a brim you can turn up or down

S

snap roll

• Specialized

1 9.0

A very quick, complete rotation of a plane around its nose-to-tail line while flying straight

S

snip-snap

• UK

1 9.1

Short lively talk where people answer each other quickly

S

snap willow

• US

8.6

A large willow tree with stiff branches that break easily

S

snap ring

• Specialized

6.0

A metal loop with a spring clip for quickly attaching rope or gear

S

snip-snap banter

• UK

9.0

A quick, funny talk where people tease each other playfully

Surface Forms

Etymology