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Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.

A snug, cozy place. [Colloq.] Dickens.

To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.

In a snug manner; closely; safely.

The quality or state of being snug.

Snugly; comfortably.

Snug; comfortable; easy; contented. [Written also cosey and cosy.]

Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively. The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. Dickens.

To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Forby. A dove to fly home her nest and croodle there. C. Kingsley.

A snug or confined place.

Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.]

does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. "One Snug, the joiner." Shak.

A feast or entertainment; a revel. All those snug junketings and public gormandizings for which the ancient magistrates were equally famous with their modern successors. W. Irving. The apostle would have no reveling or junketing upon the altar. South.

ce in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. Bentley.

To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. Bacon.

To lie snug or quiet. [Obs.] Herbert.

Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or…

The quality or state of being trim; orderliness; compactness; snugness; neatness.

ger Could not be wedged in more. Shak. He 's just the sort of man to wedge himself into a snug berth. Mrs. J. H. Ewing.