snub

[snuhb]

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.

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

/ 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snub¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snub¹

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

Example Sentences

That's how so called phubbing - unintentionally snubbing someone in favour of your phone -creeps into everyday moments.

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But there will always be snubs, surprises and heated debates within the nominations.

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I assumed that slogan held a special meaning for the “I Love LA” creator and star – and it does, but not for any reasons having to do with snubbing NYC.

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A health panel discussed harmful chemicals and vaccines—families should decide what is right for them, the speakers agreed—and snubbed the “idolatry” of longevity.

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Spending the next 10 years lamenting Madigan’s potential snub would be nothing more than reductive, implying that her work is only worthy if it’s awarded by stuffy voters who maintain little respect for horror, anyway.

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Related Words

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