touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

fair catch - (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

interception - (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

reception - (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"

rebound - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

shoestring catch - (baseball) a running catch made near the ground

interlock, interlocking, meshing, mesh - the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"

while, spell, patch, piece - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

green bean - immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable

cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)

brandysnap - a gingersnap flavored with brandy

noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

break - the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"

physical property - a property used to characterize physical objects

resilience, resiliency - the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

bounce, bounciness - the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

give, springiness, spring - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

stretchability, stretchiness, stretch - the capacity for being stretched

toughness, temper - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

elasticity of shear - the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force

photo, photograph, pic, exposure - a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

doddle - an easy task

project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

toss, flip, pass - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"

American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

lacerate - cut or tear irregularly

rend, rip, rive, pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

rip up, shred, tear up - tear into shreds

come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

shut, close - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

swoop up, swoop - seize or catch with a swooping motion

snaffle, snap up, grab - get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"

hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"

die - be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"

fall apart, go to pieces - lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"

photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs

record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form

film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

retake - photograph again; "Please retake that scene"

x-ray - take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"