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How to sign: separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper";
See also: dismantle, tear apart, tear down, shred, tear up, pull down, raze, rip up, rase, trash, level, take down, pan
Similiar / Same: tear, rupture, bust
Categories: disunite, divide, part, separate
Within this category: lacerate, rend, shred
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: 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: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
"the quarterback fumbled the snap";
Similiar / Same: centering
