snub

[ snuhb ]

/ snʌb /

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verb (used with object), snubbed, snub·bing.

to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.

to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark.

to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out).

to check (a boat, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object.

to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner.

noun

an act or instance of snubbing.

an affront, slight, or rebuff.

a sudden check given to a rope or cable running out, a moving boat, or the like.

adjective

(of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.

blunt.

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Origin of snub

1300–50; Middle English snubben < Old Norse snubba to scold, reprimand; cognate with Middle Low German snūben

SYNONYMS FOR snub

1. slight. 2. stop, reprove, reprimand.

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Related formssnub·ber, nounsnub·bing·ly, adverbun·snubbed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for snub

Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.
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But alas, a snub is yet another of the many indignities Valerie Cherish shall endure.
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Is it really a snub when Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the one winning the award?
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Lest his snub be too subtle, Logan went on to single out and exclude Southerners for their “rebellious tyranny.”
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“There are some who prefer to snub the Giorgio Armani show and go to Paris,” the designer said in a post-show press conference.
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski Take on the Oscars; Giorgio Armani Is Unhappy With Anna Wintour|The Fashion Beast Team|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Naturally it gave her great pleasure to snub some one, especially a woman prettier than herself.
A Soldier of the Legion|C. N. Williamson
It is perfectly lovely to be with you, and without mother and Isabel to snub me.
A Reconstructed Marriage|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
He has a snub soft nose like Lady Scillys pug, with wrinkles on the bridge of it.
The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt
This speech, which was not particularly good, has been universally considered as a snub to Disraeli.
A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1852 - (Volume 3 of 3)|Charles C. F. Greville
For it seemed as if which of the Shum famly should try to snub the poor thing most.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for snub

snub

/ (snʌb) /

verb snubs, snubbing or snubbed (tr)

to insult (someone) deliberately

to stop or check the motion of (a boat, horse, etc) by taking turns of a rope or cable around a post or other fixed object

noun

a deliberately insulting act or remark

nautical

an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line
(as modifier)a snub rope

adjective

short and bluntSee also snub-nosed

Derived Formssnubber, nounsnubby, adjective

Word Origin for snub

C14: from Old Norse snubba to scold; related to Norwegian, Swedish dialect snubba to cut short, Danish snubbe

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Word Origin and History for snub

snub

mid-14c., "to check, reprove, rebuke," from Old Norse snubba "to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove." The ground sense is perhaps "to cut off," and the word probably is related to snip. Cf. Swedish snobba "lop off, snuff (a candle)," Old Norse snubbotr "snubbed, nipped, with the tip cut off." Meaning "treat coldly" appeared early 18c. Related: Snubbed; snubbing.

snub

adj.

"short and turned up," 1725, in snub-nosed, from snub (v.). The connecting notion is of being "cut short."

"rebuke, intentional slight," 1530s, from snub (v.).

snub

verb (used with object), snubbed, snub·bing.

noun

adjective

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