Snubbed definition

Snubbed





Home | Index


We love those sites:

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snub \Snub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Snubbing}.] [Cf. Icel. ssnubba to snub, chide, Sw. snubba,
     Icel. snubb[=o]ttr snubbed, nipped, and E. snib.]
     1. To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the
        growth of; to nop.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or
        remark; to reprimand; to check. --J. Foster.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or
        pretentious person; to slight designedly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {To snub a cable} or {To snub a rope} (Naut.), to check it
        suddenly in running out. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snub
       adj : unusually short; "a snub nose"
       n 1: an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {rebuff}, {repulse}]
       2: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was
          clearly intentional" [syn: {cut}, {cold shoulder}]
       v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
            [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {cut}]
       2: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
          [syn: {rebuff}, {repel}]
       [also: {snubbing}, {snubbed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snubbed
       See {snub}

















Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by Vaffle Invitation Code Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights reserved. (2008-2024)