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21snub — v., n., & adj. v.tr. (snubbed, snubbing) 1 rebuff or humiliate with sharp words or a marked lack of cordiality. 2 check the movement of (a boat, horse, etc.) esp. by a rope wound round a post etc. n. an act of snubbing; a rebuff. adj. short and… …
22snub — 1. adjective a) conspicuously short a snub nosed revolver b) Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces 2. noun a) …
23snub — n. a deliberate; obvious snub * * * [snʌb] obvious snub a deliberate …
24snub — snub1 [snʌb] v past tense and past participle snubbed present participle snubbing [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: snubba to criticize angrily ] to treat someone rudely, especially by ignoring them when you meet ▪ the boys who had… …
25snub — 1 verb snubbed, snubbing (T) to treat someone rudely, especially by intentionally ignoring them when you meet: Mayor Koch snubbed the Giants and refused to offer them a victory parade. 2 noun (C) an act of snubbing someone: Still smarting from… …
26snub — snubber, n snubbingly, adv. /snub/, v., snubbed, snubbing, n., adj. v.t. 1. to treat with disdain or contempt, esp. by ignoring. 2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark. 3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running… …
27snub — I. v. a. 1. Nip, clip, dock, prune, cut short, cut down, check, stunt. 2. Check (with a tart remark), stop, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, chide. 3. Abash (as a pretentious person), slight, humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, confound, disconcert,… …
28snub — 1. verb they snubbed their hosts Syn: rebuff, spurn, repulse, cold shoulder, brush off, give the cold shoulder to, keep at arm s length; ignore; insult, slight, affront, humiliate; informal freeze out, stiff 2. noun a very public snub Syn …
29snub — 1. verb sponsors find themselves snubbed by politicians Syn: rebuff, spurn, cold shoulder, cut (dead), ignore, insult, slight; informal freeze out; N.Amer.; informal stiff 2. noun a very public snub Syn: rebuff, slap in the face …
30snub — [snʌb] verb [T] to insult someone by ignoring them or being rude to them snub noun [C] …
