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

  • (..) - Uh, maybe you're in the middle of a storm, a big fuckin' storm. - Yeah, maybe. The sky's fallin' on your head. The waves are crashin' over your little boat. The oars are about to snap. You just piss in you pants. You're cryin' for the harbour. So maybe you do what you gotta do to get out. (..)
    1997 Good Will Hunting