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snap back
snap S0506600 (snăp)v. snapped, snap·ping, snaps v.intr.1. To make a brisk sharp cracking sound: "Logs snapped in the grate" (James Fox).2. To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound.3. a. To give way abruptly under pressure or tension: With so many people crowding onto the platform, its supports snapped.b. To suffer a physical or mental breakdown, especially while under stress: feared that the troops would snap from fatigue.4. To bring the jaws briskly together, often with a clicking sound; bite.5. To take up something suddenly and eagerly; snatch or grasp: snap at a chance to go to China.6. To speak abruptly or sharply: snapped at the child.7. To move swiftly and smartly: snap to attention.8. To flash or appear to flash light; sparkle: eyes that snapped with anger.9. To open, close, or fit together with a click: The lock snapped shut. The jacket snaps in front.v.tr.1. To snatch at with the teeth or mouth; bite: The turtle snapped the lettuce from my hand.2. To pull apart or break with a snapping sound.3. To utter abruptly or sharply: The sergeant snapped out a command.4. a. To cause to emit a snapping sound: snap a whip.b. To close or latch with a snapping sound: snapped the purse shut.5. To cause to move suddenly: "His head was snapped back by a sudden scream from the bed" (James Michener).6. a. To take (a photograph).b. To photograph: snapped the winner on the podium.7. Football To pass (the ball) from the ground back between the legs to begin a down; hike.n.1. A sudden sharp cracking sound or the action producing such a sound.2. A sudden breaking.3. A clasp, catch, or other fastening device that operates with a snapping sound.4. A sudden attempt to bite, snatch, or grasp.5. a. The sound produced by rapid movement of a finger from the thumb tip to the base of the thumb.b. The act of producing this sound.6. The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.7. A thin, crisp, usually circular cookie: a ginger snap.8. a. Capacity to make a snapping sound; elasticity: This waistband has lost its snap.b. Informal Briskness, liveliness, or energy.9. A brief spell of brisk, cold weather.10. Something accomplished without effort. See Synonyms at breeze1.11. a. A snapshot.b. The taking of a snapshot.12. A snap bean.13. Football The passing of the ball from the ground back through the legs to a back to initiate a play. Also called hike.adj.1. Made or done suddenly, with little or no preparation: a snap decision.2. Fastening with a snap: snap pockets.3. Informal Simple; easy: a snap assignment.adv. With a snap.Phrasal Verbs: snap back To recover quickly. snap to To pay attention or begin complying abruptly. snap up To acquire quickly: snapped up the tickets.Idiom: snap out of it Informal To move quickly back to one's normal condition from an undesirable condition, such as depression, grief, or self-pity.
[Probably from Middle English snappe, a quick bite, probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch snappen, to seize, snap.]
SNAP S5550850 (snăp)abbr. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramThesaurus| Verb | 1. | snap back - recover quickly; "After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days"convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" |
snap back
snap back1. To return to a normal state, condition, or position very quickly or abruptly. The seat snaps back into place when you release this switch. Doctors were surprised with how quickly my mom snapped back after her surgery.2. To cause someone or something to return to a normal state, condition, or position very quickly or abruptly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "snap" and "back." Make sure to snap back your tray table before we begin our descent. The alarm snapped me back to consciousness.3. To move or jerk backward very quickly, abruptly, or violently. Usually said of one's head or neck. Her head snapped back and hit the wall as she pulled away from me.4. To move or jerk backward very quickly, abruptly, or violently. Usually said of one's head or neck. A noun or pronoun can be used between "snap" and "back." The impact snapped his neck back, and I thought for a second that he was dead.5. To respond (to someone) in a caustic, irritable manner. All I did was ask a simple question, no need to snap back at me like that! "No, I don't want any of your crummy pasta," she snapped back.See also: back, snapsnap something backto cause something to jerk back. The force of the crash snapped his head back and injured his neck. The crash snapped back his head.See also: back, snapsnap back (on someone or something)[for something] to be jerked back onto someone or something. The branch snapped back on Tim and left a welt on his arm. The whip snapped back and stung Tex's hand.See also: back, snapsnap back(at someone) to give a sharp or angry response to someone. The telephone operator, unlike in the good old days, snapped back at the caller. Please don't snap back. I've had a bad day.See also: back, snapsnap backRebound from a setback, recover quickly, as in I think we'll snap back quickly from this business downturn. This idiom transfers the sudden release of tension on, for example, a branch to other kinds of recovery. [First half of 1900s] See also: back, snapsnap backv.1. To recover quickly: The patient snapped back quickly after surgery.2. To utter a sharp retort: I asked a simple question, but the clerk snapped back with a mean remark.See also: back, snapEncyclopediaSeesnapsnap back
Words related to snap backverb recover quicklyRelated Words- convalesce
- recover
- recuperate
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