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Spit vs. Snap — What's the Difference?

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Spit

Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.

Snap

Break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound
Guitar strings kept snapping
Dead twigs can be snapped off

Spit

The act of expectorating.

Snap

(of an animal) make a sudden audible bite
A dog was snapping at his heels

Spit

Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.
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Snap

Suddenly lose one's self-control
She claims she snapped after years of violence

Spit

A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.

Snap

Take a snapshot of
Photographers were snapping away at her
He planned to spend the time snapping rare wildlife

Spit

(Informal) The perfect likeness
He's the spit and image of his father.

Snap

Put (the ball) into play by a quick backward movement
Time will not be resumed until the ball is snapped on the next play

Spit

A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for roasting.

Snap

A sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement
She closed her purse with a snap

Spit

A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.

Snap

A hurried, irritable tone or manner
‘I'm still waiting,’ he said with a snap

Spit

To eject from the mouth
Spat out the grape seeds.

Snap

A snapshot
Holiday snaps

Spit

To eject as if from the mouth
A fire spitting sparks.

Snap

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.

Spit

To emit suddenly and forcefully
Spat out an insult.

Snap

A sudden brief spell of cold or otherwise distinctive weather
A cold snap

Spit

To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.

Snap

Food, especially food taken to work to be eaten during a break.

Spit

To express contempt or animosity, especially by ejecting matter from the mouth.

Snap

An easy task
A control panel that makes operation a snap

Spit

To make a hissing or sputtering noise
French fries spitting in the pan.

Snap

A quick backward movement of the ball from the ground that begins a play.

Spit

To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.

Snap

A small fastener on clothing, engaged by pressing its two halves together; a press stud
A black cloth jacket with a lot of snaps and attachments

Spit

To impale on or as if on a spit.

Snap

Done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice
He could call a snap election
A snap decision

Spit

A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.

Snap

To make a brisk sharp cracking sound
"Logs snapped in the grate" (James Fox).

Spit

A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.

Snap

To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound.

Spit

(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
There was spit all over the washbasin.

Snap

To give way abruptly under pressure or tension
With so many people crowding onto the platform, its supports snapped.

Spit

(countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.

Snap

To suffer a physical or mental breakdown, especially while under stress
Feared that the troops would snap from fatigue.

Spit

A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image).

Snap

To bring the jaws briskly together, often with a clicking sound; bite.

Spit

(uncountable) slam

Snap

To take up something suddenly and eagerly; snatch or grasp
Snap at a chance to go to China.

Spit

The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.

Snap

To speak abruptly or sharply
Snapped at the child.

Spit

The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.

Snap

To move swiftly and smartly
Snap to attention.

Spit

(transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
To spit a loin of veal

Snap

To flash or appear to flash light; sparkle
Eyes that snapped with anger.

Spit

(transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen.

Snap

To open, close, or fit together with a click
The lock snapped shut. The jacket snaps in front.

Spit

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

Snap

To snatch at with the teeth or mouth; bite
The turtle snapped the lettuce from my hand.

Spit

(ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth.
A hot pan spitting droplets of fat

Snap

To pull apart or break with a snapping sound.

Spit

(impersonal) To rain or snow slightly.

Snap

To utter abruptly or sharply
The sergeant snapped out a command.

Spit

(ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.

Snap

To cause to emit a snapping sound
Snap a whip.

Spit

(intransitive) To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.

Snap

To close or latch with a snapping sound
Snapped the purse shut.

Spit

To rap, to utter.

Snap

To cause to move suddenly
"His head was snapped back by a sudden scream from the bed" (James Michener).

Spit

(in the form spitting) To spit facts; to tell the truth.
He's spitting for sure.

Snap

To take (a photograph).

Spit

To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.

Snap

To photograph
Snapped the winner on the podium.

Spit

To plant (something) using a spade.

Snap

(Football) To pass (the ball) from the ground back between the legs to begin a down; hike.

Spit

To dig, to spade.

Snap

A sudden sharp cracking sound or the action producing such a sound.

Spit

A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

Snap

A sudden breaking.

Spit

A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand.

Snap

A clasp, catch, or other fastening device that operates with a snapping sound.

Spit

The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.

Snap

A sudden attempt to bite, snatch, or grasp.

Spit

The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

Snap

The sound produced by rapid movement of a finger from the thumb tip to the base of the thumb.

Spit

To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.

Snap

The act of producing this sound.

Spit

To spade; to dig.

Snap

The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.

Spit

To attend to a spit; to use a spit.
She's spitting in the kitchen.

Snap

A thin, crisp, usually circular cookie
A ginger snap.

Spit

To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.

Snap

Capacity to make a snapping sound; elasticity
This waistband has lost its snap.

Spit

To eject; to throw out; to belch.

Snap

(Informal) Briskness, liveliness, or energy.

Spit

To throw out saliva from the mouth.

Snap

A brief spell of brisk, cold weather.

Spit

To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
It had been spitting with rain.

Snap

Something accomplished without effort.

Spit

A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

Snap

A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

Spit

A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

Snap

A sudden break.

Spit

A skewer for holding meat over a fire

Snap

An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.

Spit

The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

Snap

The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.

Spit

Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer

Snap

A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

Spit

Utter with anger or contempt

Snap

(informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on.

Spit

Rain gently;
It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick

Snap

The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.

Spit

Drive a skewer through;
Skewer the meat for the BBQ

Snap

A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
A ginger snap

Snap

A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.

Snap

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.
It'll be a snap to get that finished.
I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap.

Snap

A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.

Snap

(American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.

Snap

(colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.

Snap

(fishing) A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.

Snap

A small meal, a snack; lunch.

Snap

(uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.

Snap

(obsolete) A greedy fellow.

Snap

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.

Snap

Briskness; vigour; energy; decision

Snap

Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. used primarily in the phrase soft snap.

Snap

(slang) Something that is easy or effortless.

Snap

A snapper, or snap beetle.

Snap

Jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop

Snap

A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.

Snap

(colloquial) Something of no value.
Not worth a snap

Snap

(social media) A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.

Snap

(Linux) A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.

Snap

(uncountable) A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.

Snap

A tool used by riveters.

Snap

A tool used by glass-moulders.

Snap

A brief theatrical engagement.

Snap

A cheat or sharper.

Snap

A newsflash.

Snap

To fracture or break apart suddenly.
He snapped his stick in anger.
If you bend it too much, it will snap.

Snap

(intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
Blazing firewood snaps.

Snap

(intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.

Snap

(intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
She snapped at the chance to appear on television.

Snap

(intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.

Snap

(intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.

Snap

(intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
She should take a break before she snaps.

Snap

(intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.

Snap

(intransitive) To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.

Snap

To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
The floating toolbar will snap to the edge of the screen when dragged towards it.

Snap

(transitive) To snatch with or as if with the teeth.

Snap

(transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.

Snap

(transitive) To say abruptly or sharply.

Snap

To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.

Snap

(transitive) To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
To snap a fastener
To snap a whip

Snap

(transitive) To close something using a snap as a fastener.

Snap

(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.

Snap

(transitive) To cause to move suddenly and smartly.

Snap

(transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
He snapped a picture of me with my mouth open and my eyes closed.

Snap

To send a visual message through the Snapchat application.

Snap

To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
He can snap the ball to a back twenty yards behind him.

Snap

To misfire.
The gun snapped.

Snap

To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).

Snap

The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.

Snap

"I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
Snap! We've both got pink buckets and spades.

Snap

(British) Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).

Snap

(North America) Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
I just ran over your phone with my car. —Oh, snap!

Snap

Ritual utterance used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
—Wasn't that John? —Wasn't that John? —Snap!

Snap

Done, made, performed, etc., quickly and unexpectedly, or without deliberation.
A snap judgment or decision
A snap political convention

Snap

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks.

Snap

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

Snap

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.

Snap

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

Snap

To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.
MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly.

Snap

To project with a snap.

Snap

To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).

Snap

To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps.
But this weapon will snap short, unfaithful to the hand that employs it.

Snap

To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.

Snap

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.

Snap

To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; - often with at; as, to snap at a child.

Snap

To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.

Snap

Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger.

Snap

A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.

Snap

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

Snap

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

Snap

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

Snap

A greedy fellow.

Snap

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.

Snap

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

Snap

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.

Snap

A snap beetle.

Snap

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

Snap

Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.

Snap

Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained.

Snap

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.

Snap

A snap shot with a firearm.

Snap

A snapshot.

Snap

Something of no value; as, not worth a snap.

Snap

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

Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation; as, a snap judgment or decision; a snap political convention.

Snap

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

Snap

A spell of cold weather;
A cold snap in the middle of May

Snap

Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

Snap

A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

Snap

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

Snap

A sudden sharp noise;
The crack of a whip
He heard the cracking of the ice
He can hear the snap of a twig

Snap

A sudden breaking

Snap

The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed;
The waistband had lost its snap

Snap

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

Snap

A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
Children can manage snaps better than buttons

Snap

Any undertaking that is easy to do;
Marketing this product will be no picnic

Snap

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

Snap

(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back;
The quarterback fumbled the snap

Snap

Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone;
The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer
The guard snarled at us

Snap

Separate or cause to separate abruptly;
The rope snapped
Tear the paper

Snap

Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension;
The rope snapped

Snap

Move or strike with a noise;
He clicked on the light
His arm was snapped forward

Snap

Snap close with a sound;
The lock snapped shut

Snap

Make a sharp sound;
His fingers snapped

Snap

Move with a snapping sound;
Bullets snapped past us

Snap

To grasp hastily or eagerly;
Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone

Snap

Put in play with a snap;
Snap a football

Snap

Cause to make a snapping sound;
Snap your fingers

Snap

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

Snap

Record on photographic film;
I photographed the scene of the accident
She snapped a picture of the President

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