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How to sign: 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;
Similiar / Same: grab, snatch, catch
Within this category: fair catch, interception, mesh, rebound, reception, shoestring catch
How to sign: any undertaking that is easy to do
"marketing this product will be no picnic";
Similiar / Same: cinch, duck soup, child's play, piece of cake, breeze, picnic, pushover, walkover
Categories: labor, project, task, undertaking
Within this category: doddle
How to sign: 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";
Categories: noise
How to sign: record on photographic film
"I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President";
Similiar / Same: photograph, shoot
Categories: capture, enter, put down, record
Within this category: retake, x-ray
How to sign: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us";
Similiar / Same: snarl
Categories: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
How to sign: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The rope snapped";
Similiar / Same: crack
Categories: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
How to sign: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
"children can manage snaps better than buttons";
Similiar / Same: snap fastener, press stud
Categories: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
How to sign: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
"the quarterback fumbled the snap";
Similiar / Same: centering
