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English Dictionary: snap back by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snap back
v
  1. recover quickly; "After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Snap back} (Football), the act of snapping back the ball.
  
      {Snap beetle}, [or] {Snap bug} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the
            family {Elaterid[91]}, which, when laid on its back, is
            able to leap to a considerable height by means of a
            thoracic spring; -- called also {snapping beetle}.
  
      {Snap flask} (Molding), a flask for small work, having its
            sides separable and held together by latches, so that the
            flask may be removed from around the sand mold.
  
      {Snap judgment}, a judgment formed on the instant without
            deliberation.
  
      {Snap lock}, a lock shutting with a catch or snap.
  
      {Snap riveting}, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads
            formed by a die or swaging tool.
  
      {Snap shot}, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately
            taking aim.
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