snug
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snug 1
(snŭg)adj. snug·ger, snug·gest
1. Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy: The children were snug in their beds.
2. Small but well arranged: a snug apartment. See Synonyms at comfortable.
3.
a. Closely secured and well built; compact: a snug little sailboat.
b. Close-fitting: a snug jacket.
c. Nautical Seaworthy.
4.
a. Offering freedom from financial worry: a snug living.
b. Safe; secure: a snug hideout.
v. snugged, snug·ging, snugs
v.tr.
To make snug or secure.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To nestle; snuggle.
snug down Nautical
To prepare (a vessel) to weather a storm, as by taking in sail or securing movable gear.
[Of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish snygg, neat, trim.]
snug, snug′ly adv.
snug′ness n.
snug 2
(snŭg)n. Chiefly British
A very small private room in a pub.
[Short for snuggery.]
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snug
(snʌɡ)adj, snugger or snuggest
1. comfortably warm and well-protected; cosy: the children were snug in bed during the blizzard.
2. small but comfortable: a snug cottage.
3. well-ordered; compact: a snug boat.
4. sheltered and secure: a snug anchorage.
5. (Clothing & Fashion) fitting closely and comfortably
6. offering safe concealment
n
7. (Brewing) (in Britain and Ireland) one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons
8. (General Engineering) engineering a small peg under the head of a bolt engaging with a slot in the bolted component to prevent the bolt turning when the nut is tightened
vb, snugs, snugging or snugged
9. to make or become comfortable and warm
10. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear
[C16 (in the sense: prepared for storms (used of a ship)): related to Old Icelandic snöggr short-haired, Swedish snygg tidy, Low German snögger smart]
ˈsnugly adv
ˈsnugness n
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snug
(snʌg)adj. snug•ger, snug•gest, adj.
1. warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.: a snug little house.
2. fitting closely, as a garment.
3. more or less compact or limited in size, and sheltered or warm: a snug harbor.
4. trim or compactly arranged, as a ship or its parts.
5. enabling one to live in comfort: a snug fortune.
6. concealed; well-hidden: a snug hideout.
v.i. 7. to lie closely or comfortably; nestle.
v.t. 8. to make snug.
9. to prepare for a storm by taking in sail, lashing deck gear, etc. (usu. fol. by down).
adv. 10. in a snug manner.
n. 11. Brit. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
[1575–85; perhaps < Old Norse snøggr shorthaired; compare Swedish snygg neat]
snug′ly, adv.
snug′ness, n.
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snug
Past participle: snugged
Gerund: snugging
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| Noun | 1. |  snug - a small secluded room room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| Adj. | 1. | snug - offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout" protected - kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find" |
| 2. | snug - fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" tight - closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest" | |
| 3. | snug - well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat" tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" | |
| 4. | snug - enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?" |
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snug
adjective
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snug
adjective2. In good order or clean condition:
Chiefly British: tight.
Idiom: neat as a pin.
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Translations
دافئ، مُريحمُحْكَم التَّفْصيل
přiléhavýútulný
hyggeligtætsiddende
jól védett
hlÿr og notaleguròéttur, òröngur
gerai prigulęsglaudžiaiprisiglausti
cieši pieguļošsmājīgsomulīgs
priliehavýútulný
bedene oturanrahat ve sıcak
snug
[snʌg]A. ADJ (snugger (compar) (snuggest (superl)))
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
snug
adj (+er) (= cosy, comfortable) → behaglich, gemütlich; (= cosy and warm) bed, garment, room etc → mollig warm, behaglich warm; (= sheltered) spot, harbour → geschützt; (= close-fitting) → gut sitzend attr; (= tight) → eng; to be snug in bed/in one’s sleeping bag → es im Bett/Schlafsack mollig or behaglich warm haben; I was as snug as a bug in a rug (Brit inf) → es war urgemütlich; it is a good snug fit → es passt gut
n (Brit, in pub) → kleines Nebenzimmer
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
snug
[snʌg] adj (-ger (comp) (-gest (superl))) (cosy, room, house) → accogliente, comodo/a; (safe, harbour) → sicuro/a; (fitting closely) → attillato/awarm and snug by the fire → accoccolato/a vicino al fuoco
to be snug in bed → essere al calduccio nel letto
it's a snug fit → è attillato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
snug
(snag) adjective1. warm, comfortable; sheltered from the cold. The house is small but snug.
2. (of clothes etc) fitting closely. This jacket is a nice snug fit.
ˈsnuggle verb to curl one's body up especially closely against another person, for warmth etc. She snuggled up to her mother and went to sleep.
ˈsnugly adverb1. tightly and neatly. The gun fitted snugly into my pocket.
2. comfortably or warmly. The girl had a scarf wrapped snugly round her neck.
ˈsnugness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.