snub
adjective
1. unusually short
- a snub nose
Similar word(s): short
Sentences with snub as an adjective:
- a snub-nosed revolver
noun
1. an instance of driving away or warding off
Similar word(s): rebuff, repulse
Definition categories: communication, rejection
2. a refusal to recognize someone you know
- the snub was clearly intentional
Similar word(s): cut
Definition categories: act, rebuff, slight
Sentences with snub as a noun:
- I hope the people we couldn't invite don't see it as a snub.
verb
1. refuse to acknowledge
Similar word(s): cut, disregard, ignore
Definition categories: communication, handle, treat
2. reject outright and bluntly
- She snubbed his proposal
Similar word(s): rebuff, repel
Definition categories: communication, disdain, reject, scorn, spurn
Sentences with snub as a verb:
- He snubbed my offer to help.