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Snugger vs Slugger - What's the difference?

snugger | slugger |

As an adjective snugger

is (snug).

As a noun slugger is

a boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.

snugger

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (snug)

    • snug

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
  • (engineering) A lug.

    • Related terms

    * lounge bar * public bar * saloon bar * vault

    Adjective

    (snugger)
  • Comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory.
  • * 1853 , Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener'', in ''Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories'', New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as ''Bartleby , ISBN 0146000129, page 2:
    • I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug' retreat, do a ' snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
  • Close-fitting.
  • Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
  • * Jonathan Swift:
    • Lie snug , and hear what critics say.

    Derived terms

    * snugly * snug as a bug in a rug

    Synonyms

    * cosy (cozy)

    Related terms

    * snuggle * snuggly

    Verb

  • To make secure or snug.
  • * 1967 , edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:
    • He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.
  • To snuggle or nestle.

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    slugger

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia slugger) (en noun)
  • a boxer who tends to deliver hard punches
  • (baseball) a batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits
    • That will bring up the slugger , Jones.

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