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]: snubbing See {snub}
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