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n. a sudden breaking

n. a kind of programming language

n. 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"

elasticity, snap

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

snapshot, snap, shot

n. 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"

gingersnap, ginger snap, snap, ginger nut

n. a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

snap, snap fastener, press stud

n. a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons"

snap

v. put in play with a snap; "snap a football"

snap

v. close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut"

snap

v. move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"

snap, crack

v. make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"

snap, click

v. move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

break down, lose it, snap

v. 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, click, flick

v. cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"

photograph, snap, shoot

v. record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

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tug, jerk

n. a sudden abrupt pull

grab

n. a mechanical device for gripping an object

crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer

n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

jest, joke, jocularity

n. activity characterized by good humor

report, account

n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

adaptability

n. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

flexibility, flexibleness

n. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

n. the property of being pliant and flexible

tolerance

n. the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

burst, explode, burst outward

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

crash, go down

v. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

alienate

v. make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

dissociate

v. to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

open, open up

v. become open; "The door opened"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

punch, perforate

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

break

v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

crack

v. break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"

claw

v. scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

burst

v. move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

pierce

v. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

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inelasticity

n. the lack of elasticity

rigidity, rigidness

n. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

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