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See more synonyms for snub on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
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. Show More
(of the nose) short and turned up at the tip. blunt .Show More
Origin of snub 1300–50; Middle English snubben < Old Norse snubba to scold, reprimand; cognate with Middle Low German snūben
Related forms snub·ber , noun snub·bing·ly , adverb un·snubbed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for snubber scant ,
insufficient ,
slight ,
meager ,
limited ,
diminutive ,
cramped ,
undersized ,
infant ,
short ,
dinky ,
wee ,
petite ,
light ,
infinitesimal ,
young ,
brief ,
miniature ,
toy ,
snub Examples from the Web for snubber Historical Examples of snubber British Dictionary definitions for snubber 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 Show More
a deliberately insulting act or remark nautical an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line (as modifier ) a snub rope Show More
Derived Forms snubber , noun snubby , 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 snubber v. 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 .
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adj. "short and turned up," 1725, in snub-nosed , from snub (v.). The connecting notion is of being "cut short."
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n. "rebuke, intentional slight," 1530s, from snub (v.).
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