snub
- snub
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. cut, ignore, slight, rebuff, cold-shoulder; check, curb, halt. —
n. rebuff, slight, cut. —
adj. turned-up, blunt, retroussé.
See contempt,
repulsion.
II
(Roget's IV)
v.
1. [To slight]
2. [To rebuke]
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
slight, affront, *cold shoulder, *slap in the face, rebuff, cut, oversight, neglect, ignoring, insult.
II
v.
slight, give the cold shoulder, rebuff, cut, overlook, ignore, neglect, insult, shun, *give the brush-off, pass over, offend.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II)
I
verb
To slight (someone) deliberately: cut, rebuff, shun, spurn. Informal: coldshoulder. Idioms: close (or shut) the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on. See ACCEPT.
II
noun
A deliberate slight: cut, rebuff, spurn. Informal: cold shoulder, go-by. See ACCEPT.
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snub — Snub, n. 1. A knot; a protuberance; a song. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [A club] with ragged snubs and knotty grain. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A check or rebuke; an intended slight. J. Foster. [1913 Webster] {Snub nose}, a short or flat nose. {Snub… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snub — [snub] vt. snubbed, snubbing [ME snubben < ON snubba, to chide, snub] 1. Obs. to check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words 2. to treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore 3. a) to check suddenly… … English World dictionary
snub|by — «SNUHB ee», adjective, bi|er, bi|est. 1. short and turned up at the tip; snub: »a snubby nose. 2. short and thick; stubby: »a snubby pencil point … Useful english dictionary
Snub — Snub, v. i. [Cf. D. snuiven to snort, to pant, G. schnauben, MHG. sn[=u]ben, Prov. G. schnupfen, to sob, and E. snuff, v.t.] To sob with convulsions. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snub — index affront, curb, disdain, disregard (lack of respect), disregard, disrespect, humiliate, ignore … Law dictionary
snub- — *snub , *snup germ., Verb: nhd. schnappen, schneiden; ne. snap (Verb), cut (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: an.; Etymologie: Etymologie unklar; Weiterleben: an. sneyp a (2) … Germanisches Wörterbuch
snub — [v] give someone the cold shoulder act cool*, boycott, brush off*, burr, censure, chill, cool, cut, cut dead*, disdain, disregard, duck, give the brush*, humble, humiliate, ice*, ice out*, ignore, look coldly upon, look right through*, mortify,… … New thesaurus
snub — ► VERB (snubbed, snubbing) ▪ ignore or spurn disdainfully. ► NOUN ▪ an act of snubbing. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a person s nose) short and turned up at the end. ORIGIN Old Norse, chide, check the growth of … English terms dictionary
