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Thesaurus: sneap

To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.

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  1. v. t. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.
  2. v. t. To nip; to blast; to blight.
  3. n. A reprimand; a rebuke.
  4. 1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.] Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. Shak. A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.] My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply. Shak.
  5. A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.]My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply. Shak.
  6. v. t. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. v. t. To nip; to blast; to blight. n. A reprimand; a rebuke.