SNUB


Meaning of SNUB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̈ɪsnʌb ]

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. øsnub nose a short turned-up nose. snub-nosed having a snub nose. øøsnubber n. snubbingly adv. [ME f. ON snubba chide, check the growth of]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.