Friday, August 8, 2014

SNUB

WORD: SNUB

MEANING:
1. To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight.
2. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
3. Nautical
a. To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
b. To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.
4. To stub out (a cigarette, for example).
5. ignore

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. BCCI snubs gavaskar
2. Natwar Singh: When Nawaz Sharif snubbed Manmohan Singh
3. the snub was clearly intentional

PRONOUNCE:
snub - स्नब

LINK: SNUB

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