DEFINITIONS

snub

[ snuhb ]
/ snʌb /
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verb (used with object), snubbed, snub·bing.

noun

adjective

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

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Words related to snub

scant, insufficient, slight, meager, limited, diminutive, cramped, undersized, infant, short, dinky, wee, petite, light, infinitesimal, young, brief, miniature, toy, snub

Words nearby snub

snp, snr, snri, sns, snu, snub, snub-nosed, snubby, snubfin dolphin, snuck, snuff

Origin of snub

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

OTHER WORDS FROM snub

snub·ber, nounsnub·bing·ly, adverbun·snubbed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for snubber

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

adjective

short and bluntSee also snub-nosed

Derived forms of snub

snubber, 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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