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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4

Part of speech: noun (n.)

Same as Lug, n., 3.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; -- often with up, or together; as, a child snugs up to its mother.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To place snugly. [R.] Goldsmith.

2. To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and improve the finish.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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