snap

Definition

  • verb: to break quickly with a short, sharp sound
  • verb: to make a sudden closing of the jaws
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: crack, scrap, briskness

Examples

  • The children 'snapped to attention' [=suddenly stopped moving around, talking, etc.] when the teacher clapped his hands.

  • They 'snapped' [='broke'] a 10-game losing streak. [=they won a game after losing 10 games]

  • I don't know how to get her to 'snap out of' her depression. [=to stop being depressed]

Movie quotes

  • (..) What are you doing? - Trying to shoot off the cables? - I heard something. Come on. That thing's years old. The shit's too heavy for it. Let's unload before it snaps. - Jesus, they have Javelins. - Javelin what? Surface-to-air missiles. If anybody comes in by air, they're done. (..)
    2013 White House Down