Definition for
snub
– To cut off short; nip; check in growth; stunt.
– To make snub, as the nose.
– To check or stop suddenly; check the headway of, as a vessel by means of a rope in order to turn her into a narrow berth, or an unbroken horse in order to break him to the halter: commonly with up; also, to fasten, or tie up, as to a snub or snubbing-post.
– To disconcert; check; rebuke with a severe or sarcastic reply or remark; slight designedly; treat with deliberate neglect.
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To affect or compel in a specific way by snubbing: as, to
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noun – A protuberance or knot in wood.
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