snap

v

1. crack, crackle, crepitate, decrepitate, pop; click, clink.

2. catch, hook, pin, clasp, secure; link, couple, clinch.

3. break, fracture, fragmentize, splinter, shiver, chip; separate, cleave, sunder, disjoint, sever.

4. sparkle, flash, twinkle, dance; glow, radiate.

5.Often snap at

bite, nip, gnash, growl at, lunge at; attack, lash out at, loose one's temper, Inf. fly off the handle; be abrupt, be short, be brusque, be curt.

6.Usu. snap up or off

seize, take, grab, nab, pluck hook, pounce upon, swoop down on.

7. snap out of it

Informal. recover, get over, come around, revive; pull oneself together, get a hold or a grip on oneself; perk up, cheer up, liven up.

n

8. crack, crackle, pop; click, clink, clank.

9. catch, fastener, coupler, copula, hook, pin, clasp.

10.Informal. briskness, vigor, energy, vitality, get- up and go; animation, liveliness, sprightliness, vivacity, spirit; dash, dan, zest, verve, flair, panache, zing; bounce, sparkle, Inf. zip, Inf. pep, Sl. oomph.

11. bite, nip, champ, chomp; grab, seizure.

12. spell, wave, period, interval, time.