snug
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verb \ˈsnəg\snuggedsnug·ging
Definition of SNUG
intransitive verb
transitive verb
1
: to cause to fit closely
2
: to make snug
3
: hide 1
4
: to secure by fastening or lashing down
See Examples of SNUG
- <the farmhand snugged down in the hay and proceeded to go to sleep>
Origin of SNUG
2snug
First Known Use: 1583
2snug
adjectivesnug·gersnug·gest
Definition of SNUG
1
2
a : enjoying or affording warm secure shelter or cover and opportunity for ease and contentment <a snug cottage> <a snug haven> b : marked by cordiality and secure privacy
3
: affording a degree of comfort and ease <a snug income>
4
: offering safe concealment <a snug hideout>
— snug adverb
— snug·ly adverb
— snug·ness noun
Examples of SNUG
- The shoes were too snug.
- These jeans are snug around the hips.
- We were snug in the cabin.
- She felt snug under the warm blanket.
- The children were snug in their beds.
Origin of SNUG
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish snygg tidy
First Known Use: circa 1595
Related to SNUG
- Synonyms
- antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, neat, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
- Antonyms
- disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
See Synonym Discussion at comfortable
3snug
nounDefinition of SNUG
British : a small private room or compartment in a pub
Origin of SNUG
short for snuggery
First Known Use: 1860
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