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    snub
    /snʌb/

    verb

    • 1. rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully: "he snubbed faculty members and students alike"
    • 2. check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound round a post: "a horse snubbed to a tree"

    noun

    • 1. an act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something: "the move was a snub to the government"

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person's nose) short and turned up at the end: "snub-nosed"

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  3. 1. : to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke. 2. a. : to check (something, such as a line or chain that is running out) suddenly especially by turning around a fixed object (such as a post or a cleat) also : to check the motion of by snubbing a line. snub the anchor. b. : to restrain the action of : suppress.

  4. SNUB definition: 1. to insult someone by not giving them any attention or treating them as if they are not…. Learn more.

  5. When you snub someone, you deliver an insult by pretending to not even notice someone that you know. There’s an element of disdain and rejection to a snub, as if you’re too good to even acknowledge the person.

  6. If you snub someone, you deliberately insult them by ignoring them or by behaving or speaking rudely towards them.

  7. To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight. 2. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of. 3. Nautical. a. To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat. b. To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.

  8. SNUB meaning: to be rude to someone, especially by not speaking to them. Learn more.

  9. snub meaning, definition, what is snub: to treat someone rudely, especially by i...: Learn more.

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