1 C1 informal
(Scottish/northern English dialect) To tidy something up, make it neat and presentable.
"She snodded up the parlour before the visitors arrived."
separable
snod up
C1 informal separable transitive
A rare Scottish and northern English dialectal expression meaning to tidy up or make neat.
In plain English
To make something tidy and neat (used in old-fashioned or regional dialect).
What does "snod up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
'Snod' in Scots means neat or smooth; 'up' intensifies the completion — to make fully neat.
Actually means
To make something tidy and neat (used in old-fashioned or regional dialect).
Usage tip
Highly dialectal; primarily Scottish English and northern England dialects. Extremely rare in modern usage. 'Snod' means neat or trim in Scots. ESL learners are very unlikely to encounter this outside of historical or dialect literature.
Words that pair with "snod up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
room appearance hair clothes
How to conjugate "snod up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
snod up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
snods up
he/she/it
Past simple
snoded up
yesterday
Past participle
snoded up
have + pp
-ing form
snoding up
continuous
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