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Snug   /snəg/   Listen
adjective
Snug  adj.  (compar. snugger; superl. snuggest)  
1.
Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.
2.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice. "Lie snug, and hear what critics say."
3.
Compact, convenient, and comfortable; as, a snug farm, house, or property.



noun
Snug  n.  (Mach.) Same as Lug, n., 3.



verb
Snug  v. t.  
1.
To place snugly. (R.)
2.
To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and improve the finish.



Snug  v. i.  (past & past part. snugged; pres. part. snugging)  To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; often with up, or together; as, a child snugs up to its mother.






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"Snug" Quotes from Famous Books



... house," and the ordinary dwellings of the natives of these islands; it is kept by a respectable person, chiefly for the accommodation of travellers, and in it we found the comfort of a table, a piece of furniture by these people usually considered superfluous. Here we soon made ourselves snug, commencing by throwing ourselves on the mats, and allowing a dozen vigorous urchins to "rumi rumi" us. In this process of shampooing, every muscle is kneaded or beaten; the refreshing luxury it affords can ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. • Various

... Mr. Bilger, and added that I meant to retire to the nearest public-house, where we could enjoy a pipe and a glass of negus, until the expiration of the hour to which I had limited myself. We accordingly regaled ourselves at a very snug house, nearly opposite Bilger's, until about half after six, when I again repaired to the scene of action, leaving Bromley, as at first, posted at the door. Mr. Bilger received me with increased respect, and producing a small card box, expressed his sorrow ...
— The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 • Various

... which, when they closed the banquet, often relieved the apprehensions, instead of saddening the heart, of the rising guest. A shilling for breakfast, three shillings for dinner, including a pint of old port, eighteenpence for a snug supper—such were the charges of the inn of St. Ronan's, under this landlady of the olden world, even after the nineteenth century had commenced; and they were ever tendered with the pious recollection, that her good father never charged half so much, but these ...
— St. Ronan's Well • Sir Walter Scott

... it is extravagant; it—yes—it is Abolition! The army is respectfully requested not to think of settling in the South, but to hobble back to alms-houses in order that Democracy may carry its elections and settle down in custom-houses and other snug retreats. ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 - Devoted to Literature and National Policy. • Various

... quotation, the softening effect of affliction on the human heart There was a widow in the neighborhood, a very worthy woman, who had lost her husband in the war. She had two children, a son and a daughter, both quite young. She owned a snug little farm, and being a very capable woman, was getting along quite comfortably. Crockett decided that he should make a good step-father to her children, and she a good step-mother for his. The courtship was in accordance with the most approved style of country love-making. ...
— David Crockett: His Life and Adventures • John S. C. Abbott


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