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snub

Main Entry:: ¹snub
Pronunciation:: \ˈsnəb\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: snubbed; snub·bing
Etymology:: Middle English snibben, snubben, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snubba to scold, Swedish dialect snubba to reproach, cut off
Date:: 13th century

1: to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke2 a: to check (as a line) suddenly while running out especially by turning around a fixed object (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 <snub a vibration>3: to treat with contempt or neglect <snub an old acquaintance>4: to extinguish by stubbing <snub out a cigarette>

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