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 ]