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snug1  audio  (sng) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
snug·ger, snug·gest
  1. Comfortably sheltered; cozy.
  2. Small but well arranged: a snug apartment. See Synonyms at comfortable.
    1. Closely secured and well built; compact: a snug little sailboat.
    2. Close-fitting: a snug jacket.
    3. Nautical Seaworthy.
    1. Offering freedom from financial worry: a snug living.
    2. Safe; secure: a snug hideout.
VERB:
snugged, snug·ging, snugs
VERB:
tr.
To make snug or secure.
VERB:
intr.
To nestle; snuggle.

PHRASAL VERB:
snug down Nautical
To prepare (a vessel) to weather a storm, as by taking in sail or securing movable gear.
ETYMOLOGY:
Of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish snygg, neat, trim

OTHER FORMS:
snug or snugly(Adverb), snugness(Noun)


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