Snap, n.
- 1. Bite, catch, seizure.
- 2. Clasp, fastening, catch, small lock.
- 3. Crack (as of a whip), smack.
- 4. Interval, spell, season.
- 5. Gingerbread, gingercake, gingernut.
Snap-dragon, n. Flap-dragon.
Snappish, a. Touchy, testy, crabbed, cross, crusty, irascible, waspish, petulant, perverse, froward, pettish, snarling, growling, peevish, captious, churlish, splenetic, censorious, acrimonious, ill-tempered, surly, tart.
Snare, n. Gin, noose, net, trap, springe, toil, catch, wile.
Snare, v. a. Entrap, entangle, catch, ensnare
Snarl, v. n. Growl, gnarl, grumble, murmur.
Snarl, v. a.
- 1. Entangle, complicate, knot, involve in knots.
- 2. Entangle, embarrass, confuse, ensnare.
Snarl, n.
- 1. Entanglement, tangle, complication.
- 2. Intricacy, complication, embarrassment, difficulty.
Snarling, a. See Snappish.
Snatch, v. a. Grasp, clutch, gripe, wring, wrest, twitch, pluck, seize suddenly, pull, catch, snip.
Snatch, n.
- 1. Bit, fragment, portion, small part.
- 2. Catch, short effort.