snug

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Etymology

From Provincial English snug (tight, handsome), maybe from Proto-Norse *snaggwu-. Compare Icelandic snöggur (smooth), Old Danish snög (neat), Swedish snygg.

Pronunciation

IPA: /snʌɡ/

Adjective

snug (not wiktionary:Appendix:Glossary#comparable)

comfortable, cozy
close-fitting

Verb

(third-person singular simple present snugs, present participle snugging, simple past and past participle snugged)

To make secure or snug.
To snuggle or nestle.

Related Terms

snuggle
snuggly

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