What is "snapped"

Snap \Snap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Snapping.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. Neb, Snaffle, n.]

1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

   Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks.
   --Prior.

2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.

3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.

   He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has been snapped by it at last.
   --South.

4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up.
   --Granville.

5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.

   MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly.
   --Sir W. Scott.

6. To project with a snap.

7. (Cricket) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball). To snap back (Football), to roll the ball back with the foot; -- done only by the center rush, who thus delivers the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both sides are ranged in line. To snap off.

   1. To break suddenly.

   2. To bite off suddenly.

vb. (en-past of: snap)

1. n. the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: catch, grab, snatch]

2. a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"

3. tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections [syn: snap bean]

4. a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut]

5. the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"

6. a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: crack, cracking]

7. a sudden breaking

8. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap" [syn: elasticity] [ant: inelasticity]

9. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: snapshot, shot]

10. a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: snap fastener, press stud]

11. any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]

12. the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap"

13. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" [syn: centering]

14. [also: snapping, snapped]

1. v. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: snarl]

2. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, bust]

3. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped" [syn: crack]

4. move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: click]

5. snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"

6. make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: crack]

7. move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"

8. to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: snatch, snatch up]

9. put in play with a snap; "snap a football"

10. cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: click, flick]

11. lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" [syn: break down, lose it]

12. record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: photograph, shoot]

13. [also: snapping, snapped]

See snap

Snapped is an American true crime television series that airs on the Oxygen Network and Escape. Snapped debuted on August 6, 2004, and is produced by Jupiter Entertainment.