snub
IPA: snˈʌb
noun
- A deliberate affront or slight.
- A sudden checking of a cable or rope.
- (obsolete) A knot; a protuberance; a snag.
verb
- (transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
- (transitive) To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.
- (transitive) To check; to reprimand.
- (transitive) To stub out (a cigarette etc).
- (transitive) To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.
- (transitive) To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of.
- To sob with convulsions.
adjective
- Conspicuously short.
- (of a nose) Flat and broad, with the end slightly turned up.
- (mathematics, of a polyhedron) Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces.
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Examples of "snub" in Sentences
- Maids may snub Malaysia.
- For what were you snubbed
- The King snubbed the Queen.
- The man snubbed his friend.
- He was hurt after being snubbed.
- He studied hard not to be snubbed.
- He has a habit of snubbing others.
- He noticed that she was snubbing him.
- The AESC continued to snub the government.
- He often snubs other people with criticism.
- I'm sorry, how does the word snub even come into play here?
- This is the second snub from the upcoming Oscars ceremony for Cohen.
- Perhaps biggest snub is Nolan not getting the nom after completely changing the face of comic book movies.
- "That's what I call a snub," said Graham's friend, the dark-complexioned young man, who was within hearing.
- Eleanor even went so far as to provoke a severe snub from the cook, by offering suggestions as to the food to be prepared for the travelers.
- Pujols, initially upset over the snub, is now diplomatic in his comments, but he thinks team performance should be the top factor considered.
- After a so-so first few months, he has caught fire since the beginning of December, using his snub from the Slovak world junior team (for whom he performed admirably last year) as motivation.
- As this was a poignant reminder of the events that turned the outcome of the Second World War, many will have been disappointed by the snub from the French Government to Her Majesty the Queen, who herself served in the forces during the war.
- My choice for the biggest snub is Lou Gehrig in 1934, when he got the triple crown, led the league in slugging, on-base percentage, games played (of course), total bases (409 of them), had 40 doubles and 109 walks, and finished fifth in the voting, losing to Mickey Cochrane who played 129 games, hit 2 home runs and had 180 total bases.
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