snug

[ snuhg ]
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adjective,snug·ger, snug·gest.
  1. warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.: a snug little house.

  2. fitting closely, as a garment: a snug jacket.

  1. more or less compact or limited in size, and sheltered or warm: a snug harbor.

  2. trim, neat, or compactly arranged, as a ship or its parts.

  3. comfortably circumstanced, as persons.

  4. pleasant or agreeable, especially in a small, exclusive way: a snug coterie of writers.

  5. enabling one to live in comfort: a snug fortune.

  6. secret; concealed; well-hidden: a snug hideout.

verb (used without object),snugged, snug·ging.
  1. to lie closely or comfortably; nestle.

verb (used with object),snugged, snug·ging.
  1. to make snug.

  2. Nautical. to prepare for a storm by taking in sail, lashing deck gear, etc. (usually followed by down).

adverb
  1. in a snug manner: The shirt fit snug around the neck.

noun
  1. British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.

Origin of snug

1
First recorded in 1575–85; perhaps from Old Norse snøggr “short-haired”; cognate with Swedish snygg “neat”

Other words for snug

Other words from snug

  • snug·ly, adverb
  • snug·ness, noun
  • un·snug, adjective
  • un·snug·ness, noun

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How to use snug in a sentence

  • Phœbe talked of the snugness of being alone with her mother and Maria, and she succeeded in keeping both pleased with one another.

    Hopes and Fears | Charlotte M. Yonge
  • How it enhances my sense of snugness in the small antique, thoroughly wind-and-weather tight room in which I am writing!

  • This snugness of fit, he thought, undoubtedly explained why they had stayed on when all the rest of the victim's costume came off.

    Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. Cobb
  • One envies them their warmth and snugness as one rides against the bitter penetrating winds.

    The Unveiling of Lhasa | Edmund Candler
  • About the houses and barns, also, I notice a certain snugness, indicative of winters that are cold.

    In to the Yukon | William Seymour Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for snug

snug

/ (snʌɡ) /


adjectivesnugger or snuggest
  1. comfortably warm and well-protected; cosy: the children were snug in bed during the blizzard

  2. small but comfortable: a snug cottage

  1. well-ordered; compact: a snug boat

  2. sheltered and secure: a snug anchorage

  3. fitting closely and comfortably

  4. offering safe concealment

noun
  1. (in Britain and Ireland) one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons

  2. 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

verbsnugs, snugging or snugged
  1. to make or become comfortable and warm

  2. (tr) nautical to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear

Origin of snug

1
C16 (in the sense: prepared for storms (used of a ship)): related to Old Icelandic snöggr short-haired, Swedish snygg tidy, Low German snögger smart

Derived forms of snug

  • snugly, adverb
  • snugness, noun

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