snub

/ˈsnəb/

Middle English snibben, snubben, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snubba to scold, Swedish dialect snubba to reproach, cut off

verb

  1. to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke

  2. to check (something, such as a line or chain that is running out) suddenly especially by turning around a fixed object (such as a post or a cleat); also : to check the motion of by snubbing a line

  3. to restrain the action of : suppress

noun

  1. an act or an instance of snubbing; especially : slight

adjective

  1. blunt, stubby

  2. used in snubbing

a snub nose