/ snʌb; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb ( -bb- ) [ vn ]
1.
to insult sb, especially by ignoring them when you meet
SYN cold-shoulder :
I tried to be friendly, but she snubbed me completely.
2.
to refuse to attend or accept sth, for example as a protest
SYN boycott :
All the country's leading players snubbed the tournament.
■ noun
snub (to sb) an action or a comment that is deliberately rude in order to show sb that you do not like or respect them
SYN insult :
Her refusal to attend the dinner is being seen as a deliberate snub to the President.
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( of a nose ) short, flat and turned up at the end
► ˌsnub-ˈnosed adjective :
a snub-nosed child
a snub-nosed revolver (= with a short barrel )
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (as a verb, originally in the sense rebuke with sharp words ): from Old Norse snubba chide, check the growth of. The adjective dates from the early 18th cent.