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Webster 1913 Edition

Snug

Snug

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Snugger
;
sup
erl.
Snuggest
.]
[Prov. E.
snug
tight, handsome; cf. Icel.
snöggr
smooth, ODan.
snög
neat, Sw.
snugg
.]
1.
Close and warm;
as, an infant lies
snug
.
2.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
Lie
snug
, and hear what critics say.
Swift.
3.
Compact, convenient, and comfortable;
as, a
snug
farm, house, or property
.

Snug

,
Noun.
(Mach.)
Same as
Lug
,
Noun.
, 3.

Snug

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snugged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Snugging
.]
To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; – often with up, or together;
as, a child
snugs
up to its mother
.

Snug

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To place snugly.
[R.]
Goldsmith.
2.
To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and improve the finish.

Webster 1828 Edition

Snug

SNUG

,
Verb.
I.
[See Snake.] To lie close; as, a child snugs to its mother or nurse.

SNUG

, a.
1.
Lying close; closely pressed; as, an infant lies snug.
2.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice. At Will's lie snug and hear what critics say.
3.
Being in good order; all convenient; neat; as a snug little farm.
4.
Close; neat; convenient; as a snug house.
5.
Slily or insidiously close. When you lay snug, to snap young Damon's goat.

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