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

  • (..) Ohh so many different kinds. Trees, flowers, fruit. Back then everyone had their fill! Back then, there was no need to snap anybody! Can I talk to you? I've talked with the others. We're never going to have a better chance to make it across the salt. If we leave the rig here, and load the (..)
    2015 Mad Max: Fury Road
  • (..) Gonna be so ugly. It could be a girl. You killed people with that do ya? Killed everyone I met out here. Headshots. All. Snap! Right in the medulla. I thought you girls were above all that. Come here. Take a peek in. (..)
    2015 Mad Max: Fury Road