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snuff
1[snuhf]
verb (used with object)
to draw in through the nose by inhaling.
to perceive by or as by smelling; sniff.
to examine by smelling, as an animal does.
verb (used without object)
to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle.
After snuffing around, he found the gas leak.
to draw powdered tobacco into the nostrils; take snuff.
Obsolete.to express disdain, contempt, displeasure, etc., by sniffing (often followed byat ).
noun
an act of snuffing; an inhalation through the nose; a sniff.
smell, scent, or odor.
a preparation of tobacco, either powdered and taken into the nostrils by inhalation or ground and placed between the cheek and gum.
a pinch of such tobacco.
snuff
2[snuhf]
noun
the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
a thing of little or no value, especially if left over.
verb (used with object)
to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.).
verb phrase
to extinguish.
to snuff out a candle.
to snuff out opposition.
Informalto kill, murder, or bring to a sudden end.
Many lives were snuffed out during the epidemic.
snuff
1/ ʌ /
noun
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils or less commonly for chewing
a small amount of this
any powdered substance, esp one for sniffing up the nostrils
informal
in good health or in good condition
not easily deceived
verb
(intr) to use or inhale snuff
snuff
2/ ʌ /
verb
(often foll by out) to extinguish (a light from a naked flame, esp a candle)
to cut off the charred part of (the wick of a candle, etc)
informal(usually foll by out) to suppress; put an end to
informalto die
noun
the burned portion of the wick of a candle
snuff
3/ ʌ /
verb
(tr) to inhale through the nose
(esp of an animal) to examine by sniffing
noun
an act or the sound of snuffing
Other 51Թ Forms
- snuffingly adverb
- ˈԳܴڴڱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of snuff1
Origin of snuff2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of snuff1
Origin of snuff2
Origin of snuff3
Idioms and Phrases
up to snuff,
up to a certain standard; satisfactory.
His performance wasn't up to snuff.
Example Sentences
Bruce drugs his hostages, rigs them to a crane and films them being lowered into the water, capturing their inevitable demise on tape in horrific snuff films.
When the goonies discover their hiding place, the Fratellis plot to snuff out this loose end, causing them to literally dig deeper into the house with the criminals hot on their trail.
Democrats argue that it would cost Americans upward of $1 billion and would require the Air Force to “cut corners” in its attempts to bring the civilian plane up to snuff quickly.
It has something to do with the opening glimpse we get of an unsettling Russian snuff video: dangling figures, distended bellies, eyes that plead for help.
Joel and Ellie respawn infinitely, but the game makes us feel every single snuffing instead of pausing before the action gets grisly.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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