snub
[ snuhb ]
/ snʌb /
verb (used with object), snubbed, snub·bing.
noun
adjective
(of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.
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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, adjectiveWords nearby snub
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British Dictionary definitions for snubbing
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 forms of snub
snubber, nounsnubby, adjectiveWord 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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