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

  • (..) at seven-niner-zero, p.s.i. That's what I wanted to hear. Okay, guys. Conditions are green. We're go on regulator assembly. Roger that, Topside. We'll snap her together nice and quick. Commence additional stage hookup. Retention %. Ease her up gently, fellas. Make sure the manifold seal (..)
    2002 Shark Attack 3: Megalodon