Found 4 items, similar to snapping.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: snapping gertakan
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: snapping gertak, gertakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: snapping snap n 1: the act of catching an object with the hands; “Mays made the catch with his back to the plate”; “he made a grab for the ball before it landed”; “Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away”; “the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion” [syn: catch, grab, snatch] 2: a spell of cold weather; “a cold snap in the middle of May” 3: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections [syn: snap bean] 4: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut] 5: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; “servants appeared at the snap of his fingers” 6: a sudden sharp noise; “the crack of a whip”; “he heard the cracking of the ice”; “he can hear the snap of a twig” [syn: crack, cracking] 7: a sudden breaking 8: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; “the waistband had lost its snap” [syn: elasticity] [ant: inelasticity] 9: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; “my snapshots haven't been developed yet”; “he tried to get unposed shots of his friends” [syn: snapshot, shot] 10: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; “children can manage snaps better than buttons” [syn: snap fastener , press stud] 11: any undertaking that is easy to do; “marketing this product will be no picnic” [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, duck soup , child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake ] 12: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; “he gave his fingers a snap” 13: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; “the quarterback fumbled the snap” [syn: centering] [also: snapping, snapped] snap v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; “The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer”; “The guard snarled at us” [syn: snarl] 2: separate or cause to separate abruptly; “The rope snapped”; “tear the paper” [syn: tear, rupture, bust] 3: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; “The rope snapped” [syn: crack] 4: move or strike with a noise; “he clicked on the light”; “his arm was snapped forward” [syn: click] 5: snap close with a sound; “The lock snapped shut” 6: make a sharp sound; “his fingers snapped” [syn: crack] 7: move with a snapping sound; “bullets snapped past us” 8: to grasp hastily or eagerly; “Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone” [syn: snatch, snatch up] 9: put in play with a snap; “snap a football” 10: cause to make a snapping sound; “snap your fingers” [syn: click, flick] 11: lose control of one's emotions; “When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely”; “When her baby died, she snapped” [syn: break down, lose it] 12: record on photographic film; “I photographed the scene of the accident”; “She snapped a picture of the President” [syn: photograph, shoot] [also: snapping, snapped] snapping See snap
English → English (gcide) Definition: Snapping Snap \Snap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Snapping.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. Neb, Snaffle, n.] 1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle. [1913 Webster] Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. [1913 Webster] 3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. [1913 Webster] He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has been snapped by it at last. --South. [1913 Webster] 4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. --Granville. [1913 Webster] 5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip. [1913 Webster] MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 6. To project with a snap. [1913 Webster] 7. (Cricket) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] To snap back (Football), to roll the ball back with the foot; -- done only by the center rush, who thus delivers the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both sides are ranged in line. To snap off. (a) To break suddenly. (b) To bite off suddenly. [1913 Webster] Snapping \Snap"ping\, a. & n. from Snap, v. [1913 Webster] Snapping beetle. (Zo["o]l.) See Snap beetle, under Snap. Snapping turtle. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle (Chelydra serpentina ) common in the fresh waters of the United States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle. (b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator. [1913 Webster]