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fester, Colloq get hot under the collar, get (all) steamed up,
see red, US do a slow burn, get (all) burnt up: The fire
continued to smoulder, then flared up again a week later. He
has been smouldering ever since his wife confessed she was going
out with another man.
smug adj. self-satisfied, complacent, holier-than-thou,
self-important, overconfident, conceited: She is a bit too smug
about the security of her job and might get a nasty shock some
day soon.
19.9 snack...
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snack n. 1 bite, nibble, morsel, titbit or chiefly US tidbit,
refreshment(s), Brit elevenses, Colloq nosh: Have a little
snack or you'll be hungry later.
--v. 2 bite, nibble, Colloq nosh: He gained all that weight
just from snacking between meals.
snag n. 1 hitch, catch, problem, (stumbling) block, stricture,
bottleneck, complication, obstacle, impediment, obstruction,
hindrance, difficulty, US hang-up: A snag developed that
prevented my keeping my promise to you.
--v. 2 catch, tear, rip: He snagged his new jacket on a nail.
snake n. 1 reptile, serpent, ophidian, viper: A specialist in snakes
is called a herpetologist. 2 snake in the grass, traitor,
turncoat, Judas, quisling, betrayer, double-crosser, informer,
rat, US Benedict Arnold, Slang chiefly US and Canadian fink,
ratfink: Eventually they caught the snake who was giving away
their plans to the enemy.
--v. 3 slither, glide, creep, crawl, worm: To avoid being
seen, he snaked along on his stomach for a few yards. 4 twist,
wind, curve, bend, turn, zigzag, worm, wander, loop, crook,
meander: The road snakes through the jungle for 50 miles or
more.
snap v. 1 break (off), separate, crack; cleave, split, fracture,