What is "snap shot"

Snap \Snap\, n. [Cf. D. snap a snatching. See Snap, v. t.]

1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.

2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth.

3. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.

4. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.

5. A greedy fellow.
   --L'Estrange.

6. 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.

   He's a nimble fellow, And alike skilled in every liberal science, As having certain snaps of all.
   --B. Jonson.

7. A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the weather; as, a cold snap.
   --Lowell.

8. 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.

9. (Zo["o]l.) A snap beetle.

10. A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.

11. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. [Colloq.]

12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. [Slang]

13. 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. [Slang, Chiefly U. S.]

14. A snap shot with a firearm.

15. (Photog.) A snapshot.

16. Something of no value; as, not worth a snap. [Colloq.]

17. (Football) 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.

    Snap back (Football), the act of snapping back the ball.

    Snap beetle, or Snap bug (Zo["o]l.), any beetle of the family Elaterid[ae], which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; -- called also snapping beetle.

    Snap flask (Molding), a flask for small work, having its sides separable and held together by latches, so that the flask may be removed from around the sand mold.

    Snap judgment, a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation.

    Snap lock, a lock shutting with a catch or snap.

    Snap riveting, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool.

    Snap shot, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim.

Snap shot \Snap shot\

1. A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.

2. (Photog.) Act of taking a snapshot (in sense 2).

   2. An instantaneous photograph made, usually with a hand camera, without formal posing of, and often without the foreknowledge of, the subject.

   3. a brief summary or appraisal, especially one that describes the state of a situation at one particular time; as, a snapshot of the moon project in 1966.

n. (context soccer English) A hard shot without much planning.

A snap shot is an abbreviated wrist shot in ice hockey.

The purpose of the snap shot is to combine the main advantages of the wrist shot (shot accuracy and quick delivery) and slap shot (puck speed).

The snap shot is accomplished with a quick snap of the wrists while the puck rests in place. The difference between a snap shot and a wrist shot is that the hockey blade is accelerated towards the puck from a small distance behind it. This allows the player to flex the shaft on the ice and strike the puck at speed – although not to the degree of a full slap shot. The stick is usually not lifted higher than the knee during the shot, which makes this shot legal in most old-timer hockey leagues despite its rapid pace. Snap shots are the most common shot taken when the crease player receives the pass and decides not to one-time the puck.

The snap shot is often considered a compromise between the wrist shot and slap shot, and can sometimes be mistaken for one or the other due to its inherently deceptive nature. Consequently, while many players are renowned for their wrist shots (e.g. Alexei Kovalev, Joe Sakic, Teemu Selänne, Pavel Bure, Paul Kariya) or slap shots (e.g. Zdeno Chara, Al MacInnis, Bobby Hull, Brett Hull, Shea Weber, Sheldon Souray), few players are known for exceptional snap shots. Among the players who often score on snap shots are Joe Sakic, Teemu Selänne, Steven Stamkos, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Phil Kessel.

Snap Shot is an upcoming American independent action-thriller film directed and produced by Frankie Latina, written by Gilbert Trejo, and starring Danny Trejo, Cade Carradine and Mark Borchardt. The film revolves around a photographer (Carradine) who is trapped in a chilling situation when his camera is found to contain disturbing images. To help fulfill the film's budget, a fundraising campaign was initiated on the website Kickstarter.