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snug
[ snuhg ]
adjective
- warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.:
a snug little house.
- fitting closely, as a garment:
a snug jacket.
- more or less compact or limited in size, and sheltered or warm:
a snug harbor.
- trim, neat, or compactly arranged, as a ship or its parts.
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- comfortably circumstanced, as persons.
- pleasant or agreeable, especially in a small, exclusive way:
a snug coterie of writers.
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- enabling one to live in comfort:
a snug fortune.
- secret; concealed; well-hidden:
a snug hideout.
verb (used without object)
- to lie closely or comfortably; nestle.
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verb (used with object)
- to make snug.
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- Nautical. to prepare for a storm by taking in sail, lashing deck gear, etc. (usually followed by down ).
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adverb
- in a snug manner:
The shirt fit snug around the neck.
noun
- British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
snug
/ ʌɡ /
adjective
- comfortably warm and well-protected; cosy
the children were snug in bed during the blizzard
- small but comfortable
a snug cottage
- well-ordered; compact
a snug boat
- sheltered and secure
a snug anchorage
- fitting closely and comfortably
- offering safe concealment
noun
- (in Britain and Ireland) one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons
- engineering a small peg under the head of a bolt engaging with a slot in the bolted component to prevent the bolt turning when the nut is tightened
verb
- to make or become comfortable and warm
- tr nautical to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear
Derived Forms
- ˈԳܲ, adverb
- ˈԳܲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Գܲ· adverb
- Գܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·Գܲ adjective
- un·Գܲ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of snug1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of snug1
Example Sentences
“I’d thought we were snug in our neighborhood, but we were so wrong,” he said.
It will be a little snug in the stocking, but a good fit for a fabulous cup of coffee all winter long.
Hernández interrupts Mescal’s monologue dressed in a pair of snug short shorts while slapping his bare thighs.
In the wake of the audio leak scandal, the incumbent wrapped himself in latinidad like a tamale snug inside a corn husk — and he still lost.
A snug frame of a flower bed in full bloom is interrupted by vomit.
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