snap back

Meanings

verbsnap back (third-person singular simple present snaps back, present participle snapping back, simple past and past participle snapped back)

present singular third person snaps back · participle present snapping back · participle past snapped back · past snapped back

idiomaticTo recover quickly.
Synonyms: convalesce, recover, recuperate
1. broadlyidiomaticTo return to an earlier state.
  Synonyms: convalesce, recover, recuperate
figurativelyTo answer sharply.

verbTo recover quickly.

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verbTo return to an earlier state.

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First attested in the first half of 1900s (sense 1).

Ukrainian відрі́зати

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