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Definition of 'snug'English
Noun
( en-noun)
(British) A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
(engineering) A lug.
Related terms
* lounge bar
* public bar
* saloon bar
* vault
Adjective
( snugger)
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.
Close-fitting.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
* Jonathan Swift:
- Lie snug , and hear what critics say.
Derived terms
* snugly
* snug as a bug in a rug
Synonyms
* cosy (cozy)
Related terms
* snuggle
* snuggly
Verb
To make secure or snug.
* 1967 , edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:
- He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.
To snuggle or nestle.
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Similar to 'snug'song, sing, sang, sung, swing, swung, smog, snog, smeg, snag, swang, smug, sheng, suing, snig, snigg, sying
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