snub

To snub is to ignore someone or treat them badly on purpose.

(verb)

To snub is to put something out.

(verb)

An example of to snub is to put out a cigarette by crushing it against a hard surface.

The definition of snub is something that extremely short.

(adjective)

An example of something snub is the nose of a Pug dog.

See snub in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb snubbed, snubbing

Obsolete to check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words
to treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore
1. to check suddenly the movement of (a rope, cable, etc.) by turning it around a post
2. to make (a boat, etc.) fast by such a movement
☆ to put out (a cigarette): usually with out

Origin: ME snubben < ON snubba, to chide, snub

noun

adjective

short and turned up; pug: said of the nose

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See snub in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb snubbed snubbed, snub·bing, snubs

To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight.
To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
Nautical
a. To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
b. To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.
To stub out (a cigarette, for example).

noun