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snitch /sn I tʃ/ (snitches , snitching , snitched )

1 VERB To snitch on a person means to tell someone in authority that the person has done something bad or wrong. [INFORMAL ] □ [V + on ] She felt like a fifth-grader who had snitched on a classmate. [Also V ]

2 N‑COUNT A snitch is a person who snitches on other people. [INFORMAL ]

sniv|el /sn I v ^ə l/ (snivels , snivelling , snivelled ) in AM, use sniveling , sniveled VERB If someone is snivelling , they are crying or sniffing in a way that irritates you. □ [V ] Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand.

snob /snɒ b/ (snobs )

1 N‑COUNT If you call someone a snob , you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Going to a private school had made her a snob.

2 N‑COUNT If you call someone a snob , you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  She was an intellectual snob.

snob|bery /snɒ bəri/ N‑UNCOUNT Snobbery is the attitude of a snob.

snob|bish /snɒ b I ʃ/ ADJ If you describe someone as snobbish , you disapprove of them because they are too proud of their social status, intelligence, or taste. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  They had a snobbish dislike for their intellectual and social inferiors.

snob|by /snɒ bi/ (snobbier , snobbiest ) ADJ Snobby means the same as snobbish .

snog /snɒ g/ (snogs , snogging , snogged ) VERB If one person snogs another, they kiss and hold that person for a period of time. You can also say that two people are snogging . [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V n] I'm 15 and I've never snogged a girl. □ [V ] They were snogging under a bridge. ● N‑COUNT Snog is also a noun. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  They went for a quick snog behind the bike sheds.

snook /snuː k/ PHRASE If you cock a snook at someone in authority or at an organization, you do something that they cannot punish you for, but which insults them or expresses your contempt. [mainly BRIT , JOURNALISM ] □  Tories cocked a snook at their prime minister over this legislation.

snook|er /snuː kə ^r , [AM ] snʊ k-/ (snookers , snookering , snookered )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Snooker is a game involving balls on a large table. The players use a long stick to hit a white ball, and score points by knocking coloured balls into the pockets at the sides of the table. □  …a game of snooker. □  They were playing snooker.

2 VERB [usu passive] If you are snookered by something, it is difficult or impossible for you to take action or do what you want to do. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] The President has been snookered on this issue.

snoop /snuː p/ (snoops , snooping , snooped )

1 VERB If someone snoops around a place, they secretly look around it in order to find out things. □ [V adv/prep] Ricardo was the one she'd seen snooping around Kim's hotel room. [Also V ] ● N‑COUNT Snoop is also a noun. □  The second house that he had a snoop around contained 'strong simple furniture'. ●  snoop|er (snoopers ) N‑COUNT □  The island's strange lack of street names is meant to dissuade journalistic snoopers.

2 VERB If someone snoops on a person, they watch them secretly in order to find out things about their life. □ [V + on ] Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens.

snooty /snuː ti/ (snootier , snootiest ) ADJ If you say that someone is snooty , you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …snooty intellectuals.

snooze /snuː z/ (snoozes , snoozing , snoozed )

1 N‑COUNT A snooze is a short, light sleep, especially during the day. [INFORMAL ]

2 VERB If you snooze , you sleep lightly for a short period of time. [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] Mark snoozed in front of the television.