snub

/snʌb/
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snub

She has a friendly face with a snub nose.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To reject, ignore, or treat with deliberate disrespect or contempt, especially by failing to acknowledge someone's presence or offer.
    • To check or stop (a rope or cable) suddenly.

  2. Noun:

    • An act of snubbing; a blunt or disdainful rejection, especially a slight or insult by ignoring someone.
    • A sudden checking of a rope or cable, as on a winch.

  3. Adjective:

    • (Of a nose) short and turned up at the end; retroussé.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb:

    • She felt hurt when her colleague snubbed her in the hallway.
    • The celebrity snubbed the reporter's question and walked away.
    • The sailor snubbed the line around the cleat to secure the boat.

  • Noun:

    • His failure to receive an invitation was seen as a deliberate snub.
    • She took his silence as a snub and left the party early.

  • Adjective:

    • He has a distinctive snub nose and a friendly smile.
Advanced Usage
  • "to snub one's nose at": An idiomatic expression meaning to show contempt or disregard for something, often rules or conventions. (Note: This is a set phrase using the word 'snub').
    • The company snubbed its nose at environmental regulations.
Variants and Related Words
  • Snubber (n): A device for checking or absorbing shock, especially on a rope, cable, or electrical circuit.
  • Snub-nosed (adj): Having a snub nose. Often used to describe animals (e.g., a snub-nosed monkey) or objects (e.g., a snub-nosed revolver).
Synonyms
  • Verb: Ignore, slight, rebuff, cold-shoulder, cut, disdain, spurn.
  • Noun: Insult, affront, slight, rebuff, cold shoulder.
  • Adjective: Retroussé, upturned, blunt.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
  • Snub out: While "snuff out" is more common, "snub out" can be used to mean extinguishing something, like a cigarette. (Note: This is a less common variant).
    • He snubbed out his cigarette before entering the building.
Related Idioms
  • To give someone the cold shoulder: To intentionally ignore or be unfriendly to someone (a close synonym for the verb 'to snub').
  • To cut someone dead: To completely ignore someone you know, as if they do not exist (a direct synonym for one meaning of 'to snub').
snub

She has a friendly face with a snub nose.

Adjective
  1. unusually short
    • a snub nose
Noun
  1. a refusal to recognize someone you know
    • the snub was clearly intentional
  2. an instance of driving away or warding off
Verb
  1. reject outright and bluntly
    • She snubbed his proposal
  2. refuse to acknowledge
    • She cut him dead at the meeting

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