Nap vs. Snap
Napnoun
A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
Napnoun
A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
Napnoun
The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
Napnoun
(British) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
Napnoun
A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
Napnoun
A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
Napnoun
(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
Napverb
To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
Napverb
(figuratively) To be off one's guard.
Napverb
To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
Napverb
(obsolete) To grab; to nab.
Napverb
(cooking) To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).
Napverb
To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
Napverb
To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping.
Napverb
To raise, or put, a nap on.
Napnoun
A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
Napnoun
Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.
Napnoun
The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
Napnoun
Same as Napoleon, 1, below.
Napnoun
a period of time spent sleeping;
Napnoun
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
Napnoun
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave;
Napnoun
a short sleep (usually not in bed)
Napnoun
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
Napverb
take a siesta;
Nap
A nap is a short period of sleep, typically taken during daytime hours as an adjunct to the usual nocturnal sleep period. Naps are most often taken as a response to drowsiness during waking hours.
Snapnoun
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
Snapnoun
A sudden break.
Snapnoun
An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
Snapnoun
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.
Snapnoun
A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
Snapnoun
(informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
Snapnoun
The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
Snapnoun
A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
Snapnoun
A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
Snapnoun
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.
Snapnoun
A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
Snapnoun
(American football) The passing of a football from the center to a back that begins play, a hike.
Snapnoun
A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
Snapnoun
A small meal, a snack; lunch.
Snapnoun
(uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
Snapnoun
(obsolete) A greedy fellow.
Snapnoun
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.
Snapnoun
briskness; vigour; energy; decision
Snapnoun
Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. used primarily in the phrase soft snap.
Snapnoun
(slang) Something that is easy or effortless.
Snapnoun
A snapper, or snap beetle.
Snapnoun
jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
Snapnoun
A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
Snapnoun
(colloquial) Something of no value.
Snapnoun
(internet) A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
Snapnoun
(uncountable) A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
Snapnoun
A tool used by riveters.
Snapnoun
A tool used by glass-moulders.
Snapnoun
A brief theatrical engagement.
Snapnoun
An easy and profitable place or task; a sinecure.
Snapnoun
A cheat or sharper.
Snapverb
To fracture or break apart suddenly.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.
Snapverb
(intransitive) To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
Snapverb
To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
Snapverb
(transitive) To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
Snapverb
(transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
Snapverb
(transitive) To say abruptly or sharply.
Snapverb
To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.
Snapverb
(transitive) To cause something to emit a snapping sound.
Snapverb
(transitive) To close something using a snap as a fastener.
Snapverb
(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers.Alternative snapping techniqueTo 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.
Snapverb
(transitive) To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
Snapverb
(transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
Snapverb
To put the ball in play by passing it from the center to a back; to hike the ball.
Snapverb
To misfire.
Snapverb
To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
Snapinterjection
The winning cry at a game of snap.
Snapinterjection
(British) By extension from the card game, "I've got one the same." or similar
Snapinterjection
(British) Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).
Snapinterjection
(North America) Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
Snapinterjection
Ritual utterance used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
Snapadjective
(informal) Done, performed, made, etc. quickly and without deliberation.
Snapverb
To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
Snapverb
To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.
Snapverb
To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.
Snapverb
To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; - usually with up.
Snapverb
To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.
Snapverb
To project with a snap.
Snapverb
To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
Snapverb
To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.
Snapverb
To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.
Snapverb
To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); - often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.
Snapverb
To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; - often with at; as, to snap at a child.
Snapverb
To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.
Snapverb
Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger.
Snapnoun
A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
Snapnoun
A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth.
Snapnoun
A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.
Snapnoun
A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.
Snapnoun
A greedy fellow.
Snapnoun
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.
Snapnoun
A sudden severe interval or spell; - applied to the weather; as, a cold snap.
Snapnoun
A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.
Snapnoun
A snap beetle.
Snapnoun
A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; - used chiefly in the plural.
Snapnoun
Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.
Snapnoun
Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.
Snapnoun
Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain, etc.
Snapnoun
A snap shot with a firearm.
Snapnoun
A snapshot.
Snapnoun
Something of no value; as, not worth a snap.
Snapnoun
The action of snapping the ball back, from the center usu. to the quarterback, which commences the play (down), and, if the clock had stopped, restarts the timer clock; a snap back.
Snapadjective
Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation; as, a snap judgment or decision; a snap political convention.
Snapnoun
the act of catching an object with the hands;
Snapnoun
a spell of cold weather;
Snapnoun
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
Snapnoun
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
Snapnoun
the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand;
Snapnoun
a sudden sharp noise;
Snapnoun
a sudden breaking
Snapnoun
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed;
Snapnoun
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera;
Snapnoun
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
Snapnoun
any undertaking that is easy to do;
Snapnoun
the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand;
Snapnoun
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back;
Snapverb
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone;
Snapverb
separate or cause to separate abruptly;
Snapverb
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension;
Snapverb
move or strike with a noise;
Snapverb
snap close with a sound;
Snapverb
make a sharp sound;
Snapverb
move with a snapping sound;
Snapverb
to grasp hastily or eagerly;
Snapverb
put in play with a snap;
Snapverb
cause to make a snapping sound;
Snapverb
lose control of one's emotions;
Snapverb
record on photographic film;
Snapverb
break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound
Snapverb
emit a sudden, sharp cracking sound
Snapverb
move or alter with a brisk movement and typically a sharp sound
Snapverb
(of an animal) make a sudden audible bite
Snapverb
suddenly lose one's self-control
Snapverb
say something quickly and irritably
Snapverb
take a snapshot of
Snapverb
put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement
Snapnoun
a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement
Snapnoun
vigour or liveliness of style or action; zest
Snapnoun
a hurried, irritable tone or manner
Snapnoun
a snapshot
Snapnoun
a card game in which cards from two piles are turned over simultaneously and players call ‘snap’ as quickly as possible when two similar cards are exposed.
Snapnoun
said when similar objects turn up or two similar events take place
Snapnoun
a sudden brief spell of cold or otherwise distinctive weather
Snapnoun
food, especially food taken to work to be eaten during a break.
Snapnoun
an easy task
Snapnoun
a quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play.
Snapnoun
a small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together; a press stud
Snapadjective
done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice
