Snub

v. i.	1.	To sob with convulsions.
v. t.	1.	To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of; to nop. [imp. & p. p. Snubbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snubbing.]
	2.	To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check.
	3.	To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly. To snub a cable (Naut.) to check it suddenly in running out. - Totten.
n.	1.	A knot; a protuberance; a song. [A club] with ragged snubs and knotty grain. - Spenser.
	2.	A check or rebuke; an intended slight. Snub nose a short or flat nose. Snub post (Naut.) a post on a dock or shore, around which a rope is thrown to check the motion of a vessel.

Noun	1.	snub - an instance of driving away or warding off Synonyms: repulse, rebuff
	2.	snub - a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" Synonyms: cold shoulder, cut
Verb	1.	snub - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" Synonyms: disregard, ignore, cut
	2.	snub - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" Synonyms: rebuff, repel
Adj.	1.	snub - unusually short; "a snub nose"

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