snub
- snub
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noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deliberate
▪ a deliberate snub to the ambassador
▪ apparent
▪ embarrassing, humiliating
VERB + SNUB
▪ deliver sb (BrE)
▪ He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub.
▪ receive
▪ interpret sth as, regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as
▪ These references were widely seen as a snub to the President.
▪ intend sth as, mean sth as
▪ It was never intended as a snub.
▪ amount to, represent
▪ The deal amounts to something of a snub for the rival online music company.
PREPOSITION
▪ as a snub
▪ snub by
▪ Some are suggesting that it was a snub by the French.
▪ snub for, snub to
▪ His withdrawal from the event was seen as a deliberate snub to the organizers.
▪ snub of (esp. AmE)
▪ an unintentional snub of President Johnson
{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb
ADVERB
▪ deliberately
▪ publicly
▪ rudely
PHRASES
▪ feel snubbed
▪ He was not invited to the party, and felt snubbed.
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Snub TV — or simply Snub was a British alternative culture television programme of the late 1980s 1987 to 1989. It focused on providing a showcase for unheard of bands, and also featured other artists including comedians. It was broadcast on BBC2 at 6.00pm … Wikipedia
snub — snub·ber; snub·bi·ness; snub·bing·ly; snub·bish; snub·by; snub; snub·bish·ness; snub·ness; … English syllables
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
