Snug

Word SNUG
Character 4
Hyphenation snug
Pronunciations /snʌɡ/

Definitions and meanings of "Snug"

What do we mean by snug?

Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy. adjective

Small but well arranged: synonym: comfortable. adjective

Closely secured and well built; compact. adjective

Close-fitting. adjective

Seaworthy. adjective

Offering freedom from financial worry. adjective

Safe; secure. adjective

To make snug or secure. intransitive verb

To nestle; snuggle. intransitive verb

To prepare (a vessel) to weather a storm, as by taking in sail or securing movable gear. phrasal verb

A very small private room in a pub. noun

Trim; compact; especially, protected from the weather; tight; comfortable.

Fitting close, but not too close; of just the size to accommodate the person or thing contained: as, a snug coat; a snug fit.

Lying close; closely, securely, and comfortably placed or circumstanced: as, the baby lay snug in its cradle.

Close-concealed; not exposed to notice.

Cozy; agreeable owing to exclusion of disagreeable circumstances and persons; also, loosely, agreeable in general.

In machinery, a projection or abutment which holds firmly or binds by a wedge-like action another piece in contact with it, or which limits the motion of a part in any direction. noun

In a steam-engine, one of the catches on the eccentric pulley and intermediate shaft, by means of which the motion of the shaft is transmitted through the eccentric to the slide-valves. noun

A small, comfortable back room in a pub.

A lug.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Snug

The word "snug" in example sentences

He was fairly physical—what we call snug—but I loved the contact. ❋ Trisia Tomanelli (2005)

"That is what I call snug," said Randy complacently. ❋ William Murray Graydon (1905)

"I suppose," said the Prince, putting his hands in his pockets and gazing about the room with an appearance of cheerful interest, "this is what one calls a snug little place." ❋ Elizabeth Von Arnim (1903)

Never have had any problems but believe in snug not cranked. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For them there was no shelter from the cold, no shrewd crawling to leeward in snug nooks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His whole conversation on snugness revolves around fictional children who hide or sleep in snug places within the following books: The Wind in the Willows, Heidi, The Secret Garden, and the stories of Beatrix Potter. ❋ ____Maggie (2007)

Dozens of similar looking men in snug fitting blue uniforms stood in rows at the foot of the boarding ramp. “Pol? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Instead we get a lame premise for a prequel series, an abandonment of all interesting elements of the Trek universe, and Vulcans in snug outfits running around the goddamned 1950s oozing out of my TV like a giant poorly-written turd. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Let go that fore-boom tackle and pass it across, and when she's willing let go the sheet and come in snug with the tackle. ❋ Unknown (1904)

The tents, nestled in snug corners of the valleys, looked inviting, and I would not have had any fear to make my way to them, for where Chinese merchants are common, Tibetans are as a rule tolerant and liberal. ❋ Unknown (1901)

Mrs. Wesley kindly assumed the charge of establishing Washington Flagg in his headquarters, as he termed the snug hall bedroom in Macdougal ❋ Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1871)

Ideally it would be a small place - what the Irish call a 'snug' - where you inevitably talk to everybody else. ❋ Robert Everett-Green (2011)

Let go that foreboom tackle and pass it across, and when she’s willing let go the sheet and come in snug with the tackle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hastings and St. Leonards, twin sea-front towns, are what, for a better description, might be called snug and smug. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

In this angle ledges of rock protrude, sheltered by a fine group of cedar-shrubs; and here, in what may be termed a snug little corner, the rocks bear some Indian carvings. ❋ Adolphus Bandelier (N/A)

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