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 dial. snubba to reproach, cut off

Date: 13th century

1 : to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
2 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>