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

  • (..) - Hello. Who's this? - New guy. - The dentist took him off the reef. - An outie. From my neck of the woods? Sorry if l took a snap at you. Fish got to swim. Birds got to eat. No, no. Those aren't your fish. They're my fish. Come on. Go. Shoo. The picture broke. This here's Darla. She's my niece. (..)
    2003 Finding Nemo