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The definition of snug is something that is warm, cozy, tight, or hidden.

(adjective)

An example of something snug is a blanket: a snug blanket.
An example of something snug is a studio apartment with efficient furniture: a snug apartment.
An example of something snug is a jacket that is one size too small: a snug fit.
An example of something snug is a hibernating animal: to hide snug.

See snug in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: 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, snuggest

so as to be snug

intransitive verb snugged, snugging

Dialectal snuggle

transitive verb

to make snug or secure

noun

Brit. snuggery

Related Forms:

snugly adverb
snugness noun

See snug in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective snug·ger, snug·gest

Comfortably sheltered; cozy.
Small but well arranged: a snug apartment. See Synonyms at comfortable.
a. Closely secured and well built; compact: a snug little sailboat.
b. Close-fitting: a snug jacket.
c. Nautical Seaworthy.
a. Offering freedom from financial worry: a snug living.
b. Safe; secure: a snug hideout.