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

  • (..) Three thousand. You take it. - What are you up at, six? - Send it all in. - Axel, we got limits. - You tryin' to snap my rhythm? - Two dime maximum. - I just played three. You wasn't supposed to play no three! Two thousand. No more. - It's for your own protection. (..)
    1974 The Gambler