单词 | snub |
释义 | Word Frequency snub(snʌb) verbWord forms: snubs, snubbing or snubbed (transitive) 1. to insult (someone) deliberately 2. 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 3. a deliberately insulting act or remark 4. nautical a. an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line b. (as modifier) a snub rope adjective 5. short and blunt See also snub-nosed Derived forms snubber (ˈsnubber) noun snubby (ˈsnubby) adjective Word origin C14: from Old Norse snubba to scold; related to Norwegian, Swedish dialect snubba to cut short, Danish snubbe |
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