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# snub

verb (snub, snubs, snubbed, snubbing); noun (a snub, snubs); adjective (snub nose)

«snub» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To snub someone is to ignore them or treat them coldly on purpose, to show you do not respect or like them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#m1)
2. A snub is an act of ignoring or insulting someone in this way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#m2)
3. A snub nose is short and turned up at the end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#m3)

### In the lessons

A word for playground and friendship stories: it tells the reader someone felt left out or insulted on purpose. In news it is used for leaders or teams who refuse to meet or shake hands. Phrases: «a deliberate snub», «felt snubbed», «snub nose».

### Examples

- Jess snubbed me at lunch and sat with other girls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x1)
- It felt like a snub when he did not invite me to his party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x2)
- The captain snubbed the other team and walked off without shaking hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x3)
- I said hello, but she snubbed me and looked away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x4)
- The puppy has a cute snub nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x5)
- Not being picked for the team felt like a snub, but the coach had a reason. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x6)
- Don't snub new kids; say hi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x7)
- The youngest of them was called Dullhead, and was sneered and jeered at and snubbed on every possible opportunity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x8)

### Note

Double the b: snubbed, snubbing. Snubbing is unkind; if someone simply did not see you, it is not a snub. Similar: «give the cold shoulder», «blank someone» (UK slang), «diss» (slang).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snub» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snub» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snub.html) on Mova free.