verb
Meaning 1
To recover quickly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convalesce, recover, recuperate
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
snap back
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snăp′ băk′
verb
Meaning 2
To recover quickly.
To return to an earlier state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convalesce, recover, recuperate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To answer sharply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
recover quickly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recuperate, recover, convalesce
History
Etymology
First attested in the first half of 1900s (sense 1).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ukrainian: відрі́зати (vidrízaty) — to answer sharply