snub

American  

[snuhb] / snʌb /

verb (used with object)

snubbed, snubbing

1. to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.

   Synonyms:

   slight

2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark.

   Synonyms:

   reprimand, reprove, stop

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

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

5. to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner.

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noun

1. an act or instance of snubbing.

2. an affront, slight, or rebuff.

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

adjective

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

2. blunt.

snub British  

/ snʌb /

verb

1. to insult (someone) deliberately

2. 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

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noun

1. a deliberately insulting act or remark

2. nautical

   1. an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line

   2. ( as modifier )

      a snub rope

adjective

1. short and blunt See also snub-nosed

Other Word Forms

• snubber noun
• snubbingly adverb
• snubby adjective

Etymology

Origin of snub

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English snubben, from Old Norse snubba “to scold, reprimand”; cognate with Middle Low German snūben

Example Sentences

Next to be snubbed was Raleigh’s teammate Josh Naylor, who was ignored by the catcher when the U.S. squared off against Naylor’s Team Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal

They sent a lower-ranking bureaucrat to sign it—a diplomatic snub.

From The Wall Street Journal

Interviewers are still asking him about the snub.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s when Mrs. Walter informed her that his snub was no accident.

From Literature

Jamerson’s dreams of a solid return to a school that snubbed him were shattered.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• boycott
• disregard
• humiliate
• ignore
• neglect
• ostracize
• pass up
• rebuff
• scold
• scorn
• shun