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.
Phrases and idioms:
snub nose a short turned-up nose. snub-nosed having a snub nose.
Derivatives:
snubber n. snubbingly adv.
Etymology: ME f. ON snubba chide, check the growth of