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snug (snug)

adjective snugger snug′·ger, snuggest snug′·gest

  1. protected from the weather or the cold; warm and cozy
  2. small but well arranged; compact and convenient; neat; trim a snug cottage
  3. large enough to provide ease and comfort: said of an income
  4. tight or close in fit a snug coat, a snug joint
  5. trim and well-built; seaworthy
  6. hidden or concealed to lie snug

Etymology: Early ModE < naut. language, prob. via E Fris snugge, Du snugger, smooth, neat < Scand, as in ON snøggr, short-haired, short (hence, tight, taut) < IE *ksneu- < base *kes-, to comb, shear (hair) > Gr xainein, to comb

adverb snugger snug′·ger, snuggest snug′·gest

so as to be snug

intransitive verb snugged, snugging snug′·ging

Dialectal snuggle

transitive verb

to make snug or secure

noun

Brit. snuggery

Related Forms:

snug Idioms

snug down

Naut. to make ready for a storm by reducing sail, lashing movable gear, etc.
snug Synonyms

snug

modif.

  1. Cozy

    homelike, compact, convenient, sheltered; see comfortable 2.

  2. Close in fit

    tight, trim, well-built, close. See syn. study at comfortable.comfortable.

snug Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • bug: Once I was tucked up in bed I was as snug as a bug in a sleeping bag.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • keep: The tailgate may be closed with the awning left up to keep the bedroom snug at night.

Modifies a noun

  • fit: A snug fit under each band can be achieved in the same way.
  • fitting: The Tots Wrap is more waterproof and snug fitting.
  • bar: Elegant guest drawing / TV room, snug bar, full size snooker room.
  • cottage: English Tourist Council - 4 stars A snug, quiet cottage on one level.
  • corner: CHORUS 6. O fortune I wad you favor me In some snug corner her to see.
  • bed: It's 2.30am on a freezing January morning and the pager's just woken you from a deep sleep in a snug warm bed.

Modifying Another Word

  • all: For to-night I can make the poor fellow all snug with the tarpaulin of your boat.
  • very: Ed ale leads to Hope where there is a very snug little pub in which we had taken refuge from the rain last summer.
  • really: The string is a really snug fit in the slit.
  • so: I feel so snug, back at home in my original fandom.
  • up: But lovers will not see or hear or know, They're wrapped up snug in their own rosy glow.
  • too: The rope around his wrists and ankles were too snug, his suit jacket was all bunched up under his armpits.

Used with why or when

  • when: A fleece inner collar means that the jacket is cozy and feels snug when zipped up.

Used with adjective complement

  • sit: Only a couple millimeters, but it no longer digs in to my forehead, and sits much more snug.
  • nestle: The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of computer games danced in their heads.
  • fit: Made of a soft rubber the rabbit fits snug at the base of the mans penis effectively helping maintain an erection.
  • feel: Now, push the cylinder back down the bell until it feels snug.

Preposition: in

  • winter: Under floor heating throughout keeps all the rooms snug in the winter!

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