Phrase Hound found 111 phrases and 63 compound words that contain snap. The most common are listed below. Open snap in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 111
- cold snapA short and sudden period of cold weather.
- snap upTo buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.
- snap electionAn election that is called earlier than the regularly scheduled election time.
- snap fastenera pair of male/female interlocking disks used to fasten a piece of clothing in place of buttons
- bang snapA type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or …
- snap capA dummy round of ammunition used to check ammo feed and other mechanical problems.
- snap shotA hard shot without much planning.
- Thanos-snapTo make (something) suddenly disappear.
- snap peaA cultivar of pea, Pisum sativum, having an edible pod like the snow pea, but differing from the latter in that its pod is more rounded.
- snip-snapTo shut, close, bite, etc., with a brisk snap.
- snap backTo recover quickly.
- snap beanThe unripe or green edible fruit pod of a bean plant such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
- snap shootTo take aim and fire a weapon in quick succession.
- snap trapA mousetrap with a spring-activated mechanism that makes it snap shut.
- long snapAn underhand pass from the center to the punter.
- finger-snapA snap or click of the fingers, producing a quick, sharp sound.
- oh snapAlternative form of oh, snap.
- snap appleThe game of apple bobbing.
- snap braceletSynonym of slap bracelet: A novelty accessory popularized in the early 1990s, consisting of a flat, flexible strip of stainless steel encased in a plastic cover.
- snap capsplural of snap cap: A dummy round of ammunition used to check ammo feed and other mechanical problems.
- snap dragonAlternative form of snapdragon: Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.
- snap electionsplural of snap election: An election that is called earlier than the regularly scheduled election time.
- snap frozenpast participle of snap freeze: To freeze by very rapid cooling
- snap gunA tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned …
- snap gunsplural of snap gun: A tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and …
Compound words 63
- snapshotA photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
- snapdragonAny plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.
- snapbackThe reimposition of an earlier and usually higher tariff.
- snaplockA mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel.
- snapweedCertain species of Impatiens.
- snamTo snatch with the jaws; snap at something greedily.
- snapshooterA photographer; someone who takes snapshots.
- antisnapDesigned so as not to be broken by snapping.
- outsnapTo outphotograph.
- snapbrimOf a hat, having a brim that is flexible enough to be worn turned up in the back and snapped down in the front to shade the eyes.