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# snub

«snub» in Mova's school dictionary: **to ignore them or treat them coldly on purpose, to show…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#m3)

### sense 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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x3)
- I said hello, but she snubbed me and looked away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x4)
- The puppy has a cute snub nose. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/#x6)
- Don't snub new kids; say hi. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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).

### In the corpora

- [A headline word like «Megxit» or «snub» makes a complicated choice sound simple and nasty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/23/)
- [These are golden snub-nosed monkeys, and in winter they live on lichen, bark and buds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «snub» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snub/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.