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Verb: snub (snubbed,snubbing)  snúb
  1. Refuse to acknowledge
    "They snubbed him at the party";
    - ignore, disregard, cut
     
  2. Reject outright and bluntly
    "She snubbed his proposal";
    - rebuff, repel, stiff [N. Amer, informal]
Noun: snub  snúb
  1. A refusal to recognize someone you know
    "the snub was clearly intentional";
    - cut, cold shoulder
     
  2. An instance of driving away or warding off
    "His snub at the party was noticed by everyone";
    - rebuff, repulse
Adjective: snub  snúb
  1. (of a nose) short and turned up at the end
    "His snub nose gave him a boyish look"

Derived forms: snubbed, snubbing, snubs

See also: short

Type of: disdain, do by [Brit], freeze off [informal], handle, pooh-pooh [informal], rebuff, reject, rejection, scorn, slight, spurn, treat, turn down

Encyclopedia: Snub