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How to sign: separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper";
See also: shred, tear up, rip up, tear apart, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, pull down, trash, level, pan, take down
Similiar / Same: tear, rupture, bust
Categories: disunite, divide, part, separate
Within this category: lacerate, rend, shred
How to sign: to grasp hastily or eagerly
"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone";
See also: snap up, snaffle, grab
Similiar / Same: snatch, snatch up
Categories: clutch, prehend, seize
Within this category: swoop
How to sign: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
"the waistband had lost its snap";
Similiar / Same: elasticity
Categories: physical property
Within this category: bounce, elasticity of shear, give, resilience, stretch, temper
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: snapshot, shot
Categories: exposure, photo, photograph, pic
