snap

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for snap

snap 🔊 /snæˈp/

snap : හපාකෑම

snap : උනන්දුව

snap : කඩනවා

snap : කඩා ගන්නවා

snap : සැර කරනවා

snap : එකපාරට කැඩෙනවා

snap : මිටියම් කැටය

snap : කඩාගන්නවා

snap : පැන හපාකනවා

snap : ඩැහැගන්නවා

snap : යතුර

snap : කඩාකනවා

snap : කඩදාසි සෙල්ලමක්

snap : තද කරනවා

snap : ආසක්තිය

snap definition

Noun.

  1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
  2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.
  3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.
  4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up.
  5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.
  6. To project with a snap.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.
  2. To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.
  3. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.
  4. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as, to snap at a child.
  5. To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.

Transitive verb.

  1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
  2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth.
  3. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.
  4. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.
  5. A greedy fellow.
  6. That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
  7. A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap.
  8. A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.
  9. A snap beetle.
  10. A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.
  11. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.
  12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.