What is a Snap?

A snap is something you eat that is slender and brittle. A snap is also defined, as a verb, “to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle.”

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So a sesame snap is a slender and brittle dessert comprising sesame seeds and sugar. Some recipes also include some honey and berries.

SNAP dictionary definitions:

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verb

verb: snap; 3rd person present: snaps; past tense: snapped; past participle: snapped; gerund or present participle: snapping

1. 1.

   break or cause to break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

   “guitar strings kept snapping”

   synonyms:

   break, fracture, splinter, come apart, split, crack; informalbust “the ruler snapped”

   • emit a sudden, sharp cracking sound.

     “banners snapping in the breeze”
   • (of an animal) make a sudden audible bite.

     “a dog was snapping at his heels”

     synonyms:

     bite; gnash its teeth “a dog was snapping at his heels”

   • cause to move or alter in a specified way with a brisk movement and typically a sharp sound.

     “Rosa snapped her bag shut”
   • suddenly lose one’s self-control.

     “she claims she snapped after years of violence”

     synonyms:

     flare up, lose one’s self-control, freak out, go to pieces, get worked up; More

   • say something quickly and irritably to someone.

     “McIllvanney snapped at her”

     synonyms:

     say roughly, say brusquely, say abruptly, say angrily, bark, snarl, growl; More

2. 2.

   take a snapshot of.

   “he planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife”
3. 3.

   AMERICAN FOOTBALL

   put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement from the ground.
4. 4.

   fasten with snaps.

   “he pulled a white rubber swim hat over his head and snapped it under his chin”

noun

noun: snap; plural noun: snaps

1. 1.

   a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement.

   “she closed her purse with a snap”

   synonyms:

   click, crack, pop “she closed her purse with a snap”

   • a hurried, irritable tone or manner.

     ““I’m still waiting,” he said with a snap”
   • vigor or liveliness of style or action; zest.

     “the snap of the dialogue”
2. 2.

   NORTH AMERICAN

   a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together.
3. 3.

   NORTH AMERICANinformal

   an easy task.

   “a control panel that makes operation a snap”

   synonyms:

   an easy task; More

4. 4.

   AMERICAN FOOTBALL

   a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play.
5. 5.

   a snapshot.

   synonyms:

   photograph, picture, photo, shot, snapshot, print, slide, frame, still; informalmug shot “vacation snaps”

6. 6.

   BRITISH

   a card game in which cards from two piles are turned over simultaneously and players call “snap” as quickly as possible when two similar cards are exposed.

adjective

adjective: snap

1. 1.

   done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice.

   “a snap judgment”

Origin

late 15th century (in the senses ‘make a sudden audible bite’ and ‘quick sharp biting sound’): probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snappen ‘seize’; partly imitative.

Use over time for: snap