SNUB


Meaning of SNUB in English

I. snub 1 /snʌb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle snubbed , present participle snubbing ) [transitive]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: snubba 'to criticize angrily' ]

to treat someone rudely, especially by ignoring them when you meet:

the boys who had snubbed her in high school

II. snub 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]

an act of snubbing someone:

Eisenhower saw the action as a deliberate snub.

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