snub
[ snuhb ]
/ snʌb /
verb (used with object), snubbed, snub·bing.
noun
adjective
(of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.
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, noun snub·bing·ly, adverb un·snubbed, adjectiveWords nearby snub
Example sentences from the Web for snub
British Dictionary definitions for snub
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 blunt
See also snub-nosed
Derived forms of snub
snubber, noun snubby, adjectiveWord Origin for snub
C14: from Old Norse
snubba to scold; related to Norwegian, Swedish dialect
snubba to cut short, Danish
snubbe