snub
11snub — ► VERB (snubbed, snubbing) ▪ ignore or spurn disdainfully. ► NOUN ▪ an act of snubbing. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a person s nose) short and turned up at the end. ORIGIN Old Norse, chide, check the growth of …
12snub — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deliberate ▪ a deliberate snub to the ambassador ▪ apparent ▪ embarrassing, humiliating VERB + SNUB …
13snub — I. transitive verb (snubbed; snubbing) Etymology: Middle English snibben, snubben, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snubba to scold, Swedish dialect snubba to reproach, cut off Date: 13th century 1. to check or stop with a… …
14snub — [[t]snʌ̱b[/t]] snubs, snubbing, snubbed 1) VERB If you snub someone, you deliberately insult them by ignoring them or by behaving or speaking rudely towards them. [V n] He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot... [V n] They snubbed his …
15snub — I UK [snʌb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms snub : present tense I/you/we/they snub he/she/it snubs present participle snubbing past tense snubbed past participle snubbed to insult someone by ignoring them or being rude to them II UK [snʌb] /… …
16snub — {{11}}snub (adj.) short and turned up (of the nose), 1724, from SNUB (Cf. snub) (v.). The connecting notion is of being cut short. {{12}}snub (v.) mid 14c., to check, reprove, rebuke, from O.N. snubba to curse, scold, reprove. Meaning treat… …
17Snub — Who s your fat friend? The famous occasion when Beau Brummell cut the Prince Regent by pretending not to know him.[1] For other uses, see Snub (disambiguation). A snub, cut or slight is a refusal to recognise an acquaintance by ignoring t …
18snub — snub1 [ snʌb ] verb transitive to insult someone by ignoring them or being rude to them snub snub 2 [ snʌb ] noun count an action or remark intended to snub you …
19snub — [[t]snʌb[/t]] v. snubbed, snub•bing, n. adj. 1) to treat with disdain or contempt, esp. by ignoring 2) to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or cutting remark 3) to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out) 4) to check (a boat …
20snub — /snʌb / (say snub) verb (t) (snubbed, snubbing) 1. to treat with disdain or contempt. 2. to put, force, etc., by doing this: to snub one into silence. 3. to check or rebuke sharply. 4. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable running out). 5.… …
