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snub

1. snub \'sn*b\ vt or snubbed;  or snub.bing [ME snubben, of Scand origin; 
   akin to ON snubba to scold; akin to I]cel sneypa to scold 1: to check or 
   stop with a cutting retort : REBUKE  2a: to check (as a line) suddenly 
   while running out esp. by turning around  a fixed object (as a post); also 
   : to check the motion of by snubbing a line 2b: SUPPRESS, RESTRAIN {~ a 
   vibration}  3: to treat with contempt or neglect; also : to affect in a 
   specif ied way by such treatment 4: to extinguish by stubbing {~ out a 
   cigarette} 
2. snub n : an act or an instance of snubbing; esp : REBUFF, SLIGHT 
3. snub \'sn*bd\ aj or snubbed 1: used in snubbing {~ line}  2: BLUNT, 
   STUBBY  - snub.ness n