Snug Definition

snŭg
snugged, snugger, snuggest, snugging, snugs
adjective
snugger, snuggest
Protected from the weather or the cold; warm and cozy.
Webster's New World
Small but well arranged; compact and convenient; neat; trim.
A snug cottage.
Webster's New World
Closely secured and well built; compact.
A snug little sailboat.
American Heritage
Large enough to provide ease and comfort.
Webster's New World
Close-fitting.
A snug jacket.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
verb
snugged, snugging, snugs
Webster's New World
To make snug or secure.
Webster's New World
To nestle; snuggle.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
Webster's New World
A very small private room in a pub.
American Heritage

(engineering) A lug.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adverb
So as to be snug.
Webster's New World
idiom
snug down
  • to make ready for a storm by reducing sail, securing movable gear, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Snug

Noun

Singular:
snug
Plural:
snugs

Adjective

Base Form:
snug
Comparative:
snugger
Superlative:
snuggest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Snug

  • snug down

Origin of Snug

  • From dialectical English snug (tight, handsome), maybe from Proto-Norse *snaggwu- (*snaggwu-). Compare Icelandic snöggur (smooth), Old Danish snög (neat), Swedish snygg.

    From Wiktionary

  • Of Scandinavian origin Swedish snygg neat, trim

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Short for snuggery

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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