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to snug

to snug

4 3.5
To fit closely and comfortably around a person or thing
  • verb
  • /snʌg/
translation icon : ajustar
  • Make sure to snug the straps over your shoulders for a secure fit.
  • snug fit
  • snug the straps
  • snug the hood

Examples

  • Snug in his seat and buffered by vodka, Jerry didn't seem to notice.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • He likes to snug his hat down around his ears when it's cold outside.

  • So, you just stay safe and snug in there while I try and sort the mess out here.

  • We're going to tie it nice and snug.

  • Make sure you snug it right up close to the stump.

  • As you can see it fits snug and that's all that matters.

  • We passed the long winter indoors, snug beneath blankets of snow.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • He'd stoke up the wood stove, snug his back close to it, and bask in the steam rising from his wet pants.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I always snug my blanket tightly around me before going to sleep.

Synonyms

to hug
vsto snug
35 2.9

To fit closely around a part of the body like tight clothing

fits closely but with comfortable, gentle contact rather than firm pressure

Idioms

1 7.2

Being very comfortable and warm under blankets

How Close

to hug
336 1.0
to snug
4 3.5
to fit
761 1.0
to hang
507 2.0

Surface Forms

snug infinitive
snugged past
snugged past participle
snugging present participle
snugs third person singular

Etymology

Snug (as a verb) comes from the same old Norse root snuggr meaning 'fit closely', and you can see the same idea in snuggle. So to snug something is to make it fit close and secure around a person or object.