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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 27% | 14 | The capacity to yield under pressure or tension | |
3 | 18% | 5 | High-tension ailment | |
Yield To Tension Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SNAP" which means:
- noun
- • The act of catching an object with the hands
- • A spell of cold weather
- • Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- • A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- • The noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- • A sudden sharp noise
- • A sudden breaking
- • The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- • An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- • A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
- • Any undertaking that is easy to do
- • The act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- • (american football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back verb
- • Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- • Separate or cause to separate abruptly
- • Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- • Move or strike with a noise
- • Close with a snapping motion
- • Make a sharp sound
- • Move with a snapping sound
- • To grasp hastily or eagerly
- • Put in play with a snap
- • Cause to make a snapping sound
- • Lose control of one's emotions
- • Bring the jaws together
- • Record on photographic film adjective
- • Done, made, performed, etc., quickly and unexpectedly, or without deliberation. interjection
- • The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- • By extension from the card game, "i've got one the same!", "me too!"
- • Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).
- • Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- • Ritual utterance used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She took a quick snap of the beautiful sunset."
- • "I heard a loud snap as the tree branch broke."
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New York Times19 Mar 1993 | Across 19 | |
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