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snap

snap

18 1.2
An easy task that needs little effort
  • noun
  • /snæp/
  • Informal
translation icon : pan comido
  • This is going to be a snap.
  • make travel a snap

So at this point, learning the four steps for male croaky building should be a snap.

Examples

  • Cleaning the kitchen after dinner is a snap when everyone helps out.

  • Put some snap into it.

  • And the tank is a snap to clean.

  • The Smart Travel section provides ideas to make travel a snap.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Save time and look fab in a snap with these tricks.

    Blog text (30)
  • Unless you absolutely won't fry at home, these bacalaitos are now a snap to make.

    Academic text (1991)
  • …and, say, it doesn't matter who cooks in your family, because this kitchen by Food Concepts makes everything a snap.

  • Moreover, sending out and tabulating thousands of computer-scored questionnaires is an administrative snap compared with old-style evaluation.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Taking the shortcut through the park makes getting home a snap.

  • This puzzle is a snap; I finished it in just a few minutes.

Synonyms

picnic
vssnap
  • Informal
55 3.4

An activity that is very easy or pleasant, often used with no to say something is not easy

is the plain term for any task that is very easy to do
piece of cake
vssnap
  • Informal
51 1.0

Something very easy to do

is the general idea of a task requiring minimal effort
breeze
vssnap
  • Informal
33 2.1

An easy thing to do

is the wider term for any activity needing minimal effort
cinch
vssnap
  • Informal
16 2.1

A task that is very easy to do

is the broad label for any task needing little effort
child's play
vssnap
  • Informal
6 1.0

An activity that is very easy to do

uses the same easy idea but without the child example
duck soup
vssnap
  • Archaic
1 6.1

A task that is very easy to do

is the neutral phrase for a task needing little effort
pushover
vssnap
  • Informal
1 3.4

An easy task that you can do without much effort

is the broad term for tasks that require minimal effort
walkover
vssnap
1 4.4

An easy contest or task that someone wins with little effort

is used for any task that needs little effort rather than contests
doddle
vssnap
  • UK
1 7.8

An easy task that needs little effort

is the general description for something needing little effort

Antonyms

3.1

A difficult task that tests a person's skill and will

851 2.8

To try very hard to do or deal with something difficult

Idioms

in a snap
  • Informal
3 3.0

It happens very quickly with little effort

Happens very quickly

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

Compounds

snap judgment
  • Informal
7 4.8

A quick decision made without careful thought that may be unfair

6 3.2

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

3 3.3

A pea with crisp pods you eat whole

2 2.3

A small crisp round cookie with ginger and warm spices

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

1 2.7

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

1 8.8

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

1 8.2

A quick picture taken to show a happy moment

snap fastener
  • Specialized
1 3.4

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

snap line
  • Specialized
1 5.6

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

A hat with a brim you can turn up or down

snap roll
  • Specialized
1 9.0

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

1 9.1

Short lively talk where people answer each other quickly

8.6

A large willow tree with stiff branches that break easily

snap ring
  • Specialized
6.0

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

A quick, funny talk where people tease each other playfully

How Difficult

mission impossible
  • Informal
3 7.2
challenge
3.1
snap
  • Informal
18 1.2
cinch
  • Informal
16 2.1

Surface Forms

snap singular
snaps plural

Etymology

Snap meaning an easy task comes from the phrase 'in a snap', meaning very quickly, so if something is a snap it is simple and fast to do.