snapback

[ snap-bak ]

/ ˈsnæpˌbæk /

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noun

a sudden rebound or recovery.

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Origin of snapback

1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase snap back

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How to use snapback in a sentence

Larson felt his head snap back, but the Kevlar worked: the bullet stuck in the helmet.
Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor|David Eisler, Jake Tapper|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The whipsaw can and does go up with almost as much speed as it goes down—recall the snap back from the lows of March of 2009.
Wall Street Is Irrelevant|Zachary Karabell|August 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I would have liked to snap back, "Would you like to get there alive?"
Confessions of a Flight Attendant|Bobby Laurie|August 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Could you pull the rubber tree out as high as the stars, and would it snap back again?
Fil and Filippa|John Stuart Thomson

He felt his hard fist crash against the point of Yuma's chin and saw the cowboy's head snap back.
The Lone Ranger Rides|Fran Striker
Ross snapped it level with the panel, and when it did not snap back, he felt somehow encouraged.
The Time Traders|Andre Norton
This rifle is very fast in action as a snap back and forth of the wrist is sufficient to operate it.
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin
By lifting the hammer of the rifle and letting it snap back, the captain had exploded one cartridge at random.
Pharaoh's Broker|Ellsworth Douglass

British Dictionary definitions for snapback

snapback

/ (ˈsnæpˌbæk) /

noun

a sudden rebound or change in direction

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with snapback

snap back

Rebound 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]

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