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Word: Snub
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (as a verb, originally in the sense ‘rebuke with sharp words’): from Old Norse snubba ‘chide, check the growth of’. The adjective dates from the early 18th century
snʌb
rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully
Short Definition:rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully
Examples:- he snubbed faculty members and students alike
- they snubbed his invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers
check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound round a post
Short Definition:check movement of horse or boat
Examples:- a horse snubbed to a tree
Word: Snub
Speech Type: Noun
snʌb
an act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something
Short Definition:act of rebuffing or ignoring person or thing
Examples:- the move was a snub to the government
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