SNUB


Meaning of SNUB in English

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.