SNUB


Meaning of SNUB in English

v., n., & adj.

v.tr. (snubbed, snubbing) 1 rebuff or humiliate with sharp words or a marked lack of cordiality. 2 check the movement of (a boat, horse, etc.) esp. by a rope wound round a post etc.

n. an act of snubbing; a rebuff.

adj. short and blunt in shape. snub nose a short turned-up nose. snub-nosed having a snub nose. snubber n. snubbingly adv.

[ ME f. ON snubba chide, check the growth of ]

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