snug
To make secure or snugTo make secure or snug.
» Tom is snug in his sleeping bag.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To make secure or snug.
To snuggle or nestle.
(transitive)To make smooth.
Examples
11 sentencesTom is snug in his sleeping bag.
The snow keeps the young plants snug and warm.
ruСнег сохраняет молодые растения в уюте и тепле. — Hellerick
I want to style my hair so it's fluffy and feels snug.
I tucked her into bed, as snug as a bug in a rug.
This room is really snug.
Origin
From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from ProtoFrom dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).
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Forms
snugs, snugging, snugged, snuggedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle