snub vs snubby

snub

adj
  • Conspicuously short. 

  • Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces. 

  • Flat and broad, with the end slightly turned up. 

verb
  • To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone. 

  • To check; to reprimand. 

  • To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner. 

  • To turn down insultingly; to dismiss. 

  • To sob with convulsions. 

  • To stub out (a cigarette etc). 

  • To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of. 

noun
  • A deliberate affront or slight. 

  • A sudden checking of a cable or rope. 

snubby

adj
  • Short, stumpy. 

noun
  • A revolver with a barrel length of 3 inches (76.2 mm) or less. 

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