snugged

Variant of snug

snug definition

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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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