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Definition of snap noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snap

noun
snap pronunciation English snæp snap pronunciation American snæp
 
 

sharp noise

1 [countable] a sudden sharp noise, especially one made by something closing or breakingShe closed her purse with a snap.the snap of a twig
 

photograph

2 (also snapshot) [countable] a photograph, especially one taken quicklyholiday snaps
 

card game

3 Snap [uncountable] a card game in which players take turns to put cards down and try to be the first to call out ‘snap’ when two similar cards are put down together
 

fastener

4 (North American English) (British English press stud, popper) a type of button used for fastening clothes, consisting of two metal or plastic sections that can be pressed together
see also brandy snap, cold snap
Idioms

be a snap

(North American English, informal) to be very easy to doThis job's a snap.