What a center will do to a football at the start of a play
• To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle. • To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. • To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. • To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up. • To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to snap a whip.