snub

To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight.

To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.

To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.

To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.

To stub out (a cigarette, for example).

A deliberate slight or affront.

A sudden checking, as of a rope or cable running out.

Unusually short.

To cut off short; nip; check in growth; stunt.