snap

n//snæp//

knäpp, knäppning, tryckknapp, snäsa, knäppa, snäppa

  1. A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

  2. The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.

  3. A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

  4. (transitive, dated) To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.

  5. (transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

  6. (transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).

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