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

  • (..) Oh, dear. Let us change them. Would arterial red suit you? Make no mistake. They are very well trained. I snap my fingers again and tomorrow you emerge from several canine rectum. Or you and Toto can go back to Oz. Questions? Yes. Two of them. Why am I wasting time on a putz like you - - when I could be doing something dangerous like rearranging my socks? And how will you snap your fingers after I rip off both your thumbs? Have a nice day. He had one with a bull's-eye earlier. He calls his boss a Sicilian schmuck. How did Slater find out? Will you tell me? (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero