snub
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snub
(snŭb)tr.v. snubbed, snub·bing, snubs
1. 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.
4. To stub out (a cigarette, for example).
n.
1. A deliberate slight or affront.
2. Nautical A sudden checking, as of a rope or cable running out.
adj.
Unusually short: a snub nose.
[Middle English snubben, to rebuke; akin to Old Norse snubba.]
snub′ber n.
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snub
(snʌb)vb (tr) , snubs, snubbing or snubbed
1. to insult (someone) deliberately
2. (Nautical Terms) to stop or check the motion of (a boat, horse, etc) by taking turns of a rope or cable around a post or other fixed object
n
3. a deliberately insulting act or remark
4. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line
b. (as modifier): a snub rope.
adj
short and blunt. See also snub-nosed
[C14: from Old Norse snubba to scold; related to Norwegian, Swedish dialect snubba to cut short, Danish snubbe]
ˈsnubber n
ˈsnubby adj
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snub
(snʌb)v. snubbed, snub•bing,
n., adj. v.t.
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, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object.
n. 5. an act or instance of snubbing.
6. an affront, slight, or rebuff.
adj. 7. (of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.
8. blunt.
[1300–50; Middle English snubben < Old Norse snubba to scold, reprimand, c. Middle Low German snūben]
snub′ber, n.
snub′bing•ly, adv.
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snub
- sneb - A reprimand or a snub.
- avert - Etymologically, it means "to turn away": blows can be averted, but not pain; a snub can be averted, but not a humiliation; violence can be averted, but not damage.
- cold shoulder - This term for a snub started when people overstayed their welcome and were served cold beef shoulder, rather than hot food.
- snouch - To snouch someone is to snub or treat with scorn.
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snub
Past participle: snubbed
Gerund: snubbing
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Noun | 1. | snub - an instance of driving away or warding off rejection - the speech act of rejecting |
2. | snub - a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" | |
Verb | 1. | snub - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" |
2. | snub - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" | |
Adj. | 1. | snub - unusually short; "a snub nose" short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" |
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snub
verb
1. insult, slight, put down, humiliate, cut (informal), shame, humble, rebuff, mortify, cold-shoulder, blank (informal), kick in the teeth (slang), give (someone) the cold shoulder, give (someone) the brush-off (slang), cut dead (informal) He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot.
noun
1. insult, put-down, humiliation, affront, slap in the face, brush-off (slang) He took it as a snub.
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snub
verbTo slight (someone) deliberately:
Informal: coldshoulder.
Idioms: close the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on.
A deliberate slight:
Informal: cold shoulder, go-by.
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Translations
إزْدِراء، إنْتِهارخانِس الأنْفيُعامِل بازْدِراء، يَنْتَهِر
ohrnutýuraziturážka
affærdigeaffærdigelse
letorkolletorkoláspisze orr
hunsalítilsvirîingmeî stutt uppbrett nef
apvainojumsapvainotizturēties vēsi/noraidošistrupsuzrauts
ohrnutý
hor görmehor görmekküçük ve ucu kalkıkküçümsemeküçümsemek
snub
1 [snʌb]A. N → desaire m
B. VT [+ person] → desairar, volver la espalda a; [+ offer] → rechazar
snub
2 [snʌb] ADJ snub nose → nariz f respingonaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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snub
n → Brüskierung f; to give somebody a snub → jdn brüskieren, jdn vor den Kopf stoßen; subordinate, pupil etc (verbally) → jdm über den Mund fahren; to get a snub from somebody → von jdm brüskiert or vor den Kopf gestoßen werden
vt
person → brüskieren, vor den Kopf stoßen; subordinate, pupil (verbally) → über den Mund fahren (+dat); suggestion, proposal → kurz abtun; offer, request, plea → ablehnen; talks → bewusst fernbleiben (+dat)
(= ignore, not greet) → schneiden
snub
:snub nose
n → Stupsnase f
snub-nosed
adj → stumpfnasig; person also → stupsnasig
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snub
(snab) – past tense, past participle snubbed – verb to treat, or speak to, in a cold, scornful way; to insult. He snubbed me by not replying to my question.
noun an act of snubbing; an insult.
adjective (of the nose) short and slightly turned up at the end. a snub nose.
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