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snub
[ snuhb ]
verb (used with object)
snubbed, snubbing.
- to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
Synonyms:
- to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark.
Synonyms: , ,
- to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out).
- to check (a boat, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object.
- to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner.
noun
- an act or instance of snubbing.
- an affront, slight, or rebuff.
- a sudden check given to a rope or cable running out, a moving boat, or the like.
adjective
- (of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.
snub
/ 蝉苍蕦产 /
verb
- to insult (someone) deliberately
- to stop or check the motion of (a boat, horse, etc) by taking turns of a rope or cable around a post or other fixed object
noun
- a deliberately insulting act or remark
- nautical
- an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line
- ( as modifier )
a snub rope
adjective
- short and blunt See also snub-nosed
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Derived Forms
- 藞蝉苍耻产产别谤, noun
- 藞蝉苍耻产产测, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉苍耻产路产别谤 noun
- 蝉苍耻产路产颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of snub1
First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English snubben, from Old Norse snubba 鈥渢o scold, reprimand鈥; cognate with Middle Low German 蝉苍奴产别苍
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of snub1
C14: from Old Norse snubba to scold; related to Norwegian, Swedish dialect snubba to cut short, Danish snubbe
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Asked for her thoughts on being snubbed last year, Carey said: "My thoughts are, I didn't get in."
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Despite the Oscars snub, Moore told Time that the success of 鈥淭he Substance鈥 ultimately increased her profile.
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But if there is no encounter, he adds, there will inevitably be speculation about a snub or the Pope's health.
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It was the humiliating snub that saved a season.
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The Academy held tight to its recent pattern, aiming for diversity in its nominations 鈥 both in terms of the performers nominated and the types of films it acknowledged 鈥 while still issuing some massive snubs.
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