snub Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an instance of driving away or warding off
    repulse; rebuff.
  2. noun a refusal to recognize someone you know
    cut; cold shoulder.
    • the snub was clearly intentional
  3. verb refuse to acknowledge
    ignore; disregard; cut.
    • She cut him dead at the meeting
  4. verb reject outright and bluntly
    repel; rebuff.
    • She snubbed his proposal
  5. adjective satellite unusually short
    • a snub nose

WordNet

Snub intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. D. snuiven to snort, to pant, G. schnauben, MHG. sn&umac;ben, Prov. G. schnupfen, to sob, and E. snuff, v.t.
Definitions
  1. To sob with convulsions. Obs. Bailey.
Snub transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Icel. ssnubba to snub, chide, Sw. snubba, Icel. snubb&omac;ttr snubbed, nipped, and E. snib.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Snubbed ; present participle & verbal noun Snubbing
Definitions
  1. To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of; to nop.
  2. To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check. J. Foster.
  3. To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly. Totten.
Snub noun
Definitions
  1. A knot; a protuberance; a song. Obs.
    [A club] with ragged snubs and knotty grain. Spenser.
  2. A check or rebuke; an intended slight. J. Foster.

Webster 1913