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snap vs motion

motion vs snap

snap and motion both are nouns.

snap and motion both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snap Yes No Yes No
motion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, motion is a hypernym of snap; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than snap:
  • snap: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
  • motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Other hypernyms of snap include motility, move, movement.
snap (noun) motion (noun)
the act of catching an object with the hands a change of position that does not entail a change of location
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back the act of changing location from one place to another
any undertaking that is easy to do the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed a state of change
a sudden sharp noise
a sudden breaking
the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
a spell of cold weather
snap (verb) motion (verb)
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension show, express or direct through movement
close with a snapping motion
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
record on photographic film
to grasp hastily or eagerly
separate or cause to separate abruptly
cause to make a snapping sound
put in play with a snap
bring the jaws together
lose control of one's emotions
move or strike with a noise
move with a snapping sound
make a sharp sound
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