1. : to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke. 2. a. : to check (something, such as a line or chain that is running out) suddenly especially by turning around a fixed object (such as a post or a cleat) also : to check the motion of by snubbing a line. snub the anchor. b. : to restrain the action of : suppress. More @Wikipedia
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