Snaps meaning : A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound. A sudden break. An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab. The act of making a snapping sound 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. A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used. A photograph; a snapshot. The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension. A thin circular cookie or similar baked good. A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap. A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period. A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris. A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike. (somewhat colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment. A small meal, a snack; lunch. A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up. A greedy fellow. 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. Briskness; vigour; energy; decision Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. used primarily in the phrase soft snap. Something that is easy or effortless. A snapper, or snap beetle. Jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot. Something of no value. A visual message sent through the Snapchat application. A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force. A tool used by riveters. A tool used by glass-moulders. A brief theatrical engagement. An easy and profitable place or task; a sinecure. A cheat or sharper. To fracture or break apart suddenly. To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack. To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite. To attempt to seize with eagerness. To speak abruptly or sharply. To give way abruptly and loudly. To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension. To flash or appear to flash as with light. To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound. To jump to a fixed position relative to another element. To snatch with or as if with the teeth. To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose. To say abruptly or sharply. To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up. To cause something to emit a snapping sound. To close something using a snap as a fastener. 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. To cause to move suddenly and smartly. To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound). To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football). To misfire. To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).