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Webster 1913 Edition
Snug
Snug
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Snugger
; sup
erl.
Snuggest
.] [Prov. E.
snug
tight, handsome; cf. Icel. snöggr
smooth, ODan. snög
neat, Sw. snugg
.] 1.
Close and warm;
as, an infant lies
. snug
2.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
Lie
snug
, and hear what critics say. Swift.
3.
Compact, convenient, and comfortable;
as, a
. snug
farm, house, or propertySnug
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snugged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Snugging
.] To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; – often with up, or together;
as, a child
. snugs
up to its motherSnug
,Verb.
T.
1.
To place snugly.
[R.]
Goldsmith.
2.
To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and improve the finish.
Webster 1828 Edition
Snug
SNUG
,Verb.
I.
SNUG
, a.1.
Lying close; closely pressed; as, an infant lies snug.2.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice. At Will's lie snug and hear what critics say.3.
Being in good order; all convenient; neat; as a snug little farm.4.
Close; neat; convenient; as a snug house.5.
Slily or insidiously close. When you lay snug, to snap young Damon's goat.Definition 2024
snug
snug
English
Noun
snug (plural snugs)
- (Britain) A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
- (engineering) A lug.
Translations
Related terms
- lounge bar
- public bar
- saloon bar
- vault
Adjective
snug (comparative snugger, superlative snuggest)
- Comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory.
- 1853, Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0146000129, page 2:
- I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
- 1853, Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0146000129, page 2:
- Close-fitting.
- Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
- Jonathan Swift:
- Lie snug, and hear what critics say.
- Jonathan Swift:
Derived terms
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
comfortable; cosy, cozy
close fitting
Verb
snug (third-person singular simple present snugs, present participle snugging, simple past and past participle snugged)
- To make secure or snug.
- 1967, William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, Logan's Run, May 1976 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:
- He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.
- 1967, William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, Logan's Run, May 1976 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:
- To snuggle or nestle.