"snap to attention" meaning in All languages combined

See snap to attention on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: snaps to attention [present, singular, third-person], snapping to attention [participle, present], snapped to attention [participle, past], snapped to attention [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} snap to attention (third-person singular simple present snaps to attention, present participle snapping to attention, simple past and past participle snapped to attention)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, military, sometimes figurative) Synonym of stand at attention. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive, sometimes Synonyms: stand at attention [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-snap_to_attention-en-verb-9J7bGAR3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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