English Dictionary: snap back | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for snap back | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |