snub

  1. Adjective.  conspicuously short.
  2. Adjective.  (mathematics, of a polyhedron) Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces.
  3. Noun.  A deliberate affront or slight.
  4. Noun.  A sudden checking of a cable or rope.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To turn down; to dismiss.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To stub out (a cigarette etc).
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.

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