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

  • (..) Sorry Mrs. That is a beautiful brooch. - Thank you, it was a gift. And if we once inside, then we deal with the right car. What do you think of the Princess of peas? - Yes. I can be the princess and you can peas. - I snap it. Sorry, I am too late. Where do I sit? - Who are you? I think I am peas. (..)
    2007 Bee Movie