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snuff ¹  (snf)

v. snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs

v.tr.

1. To inhale (something) audibly through the nose; sniff.

2. To sense or examine by smelling; sniff at.

v.intr.

To sniff; inhale.

n.

The act of snuffing or the sound produced by it; a snuffle.

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[Middle English snoffen, to snuff a candle, sniffle, probably from snoffe, snuff; see snuff².]

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snuff ²  (snf)

n.

The charred portion of a candlewick.

tr.v. snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs

1. To extinguish: snuffed out the candles.

2. To put a sudden end to: lives that were snuffed out by car accidents.

3. Slang To kill; murder.

4. To cut off the charred portion of (a candlewick).

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[Middle English snoffe, possibly of Low German origin.]

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snuff ³  (snf)

n.

1.

a. A preparation of finely pulverized tobacco that can be drawn up into the nostrils by inhaling. Also called smokeless tobacco.

b. The quantity of this tobacco that is inhaled at a single time; a pinch.

2. A powdery substance, such as a medicine, taken by inhaling.

intr.v. snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs

To use or inhale snuff.

Idiom:

up to snuff Informal

1. Normal in health.

2. Up to standard; adequate.

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[Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak : Dutch snuffen, to sniff; see snuffle + tabak, tobacco.]

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snuff ¹

Verb

1. to inhale through the nose

2. (esp. of an animal) to examine by sniffing

Noun

a sniff [probably Middle Dutch snuffen to snuffle]

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snuff ²

Noun

finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils [Dutch snuf]

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snuff ³

Verb

1. (often foll. by out)to put out (a candle)

2. to cut off the charred part of (a candle wick)

3. (usually foll. by out)Informal to put an end to

4. snuff it Brit & Austral informal to die

Noun

the burned portion of the wick of a candle [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snuff - the charred portion of a candlewick candlewick - the wick of a candle char - a charred substance
	2.	snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time mite, soupcon, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
	3.	snuff - finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose rappee - strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco baccy, tobacco - leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
	4.	snuff - sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose sniff smelling, smell - the act of perceiving the odor of something
Verb	1.	snuff - sniff or smell inquiringly snuffle smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	2.	snuff - inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke" breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
Adj.	1.	snuff - snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown chukker-brown, mummy-brown, snuff-brown chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

snuff [snʌf] n → rapé m

vt (also: snuff out) [+ candle]; apagar

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snuff [snʌf] n → tabac m à priser

vt (also: snuff out) [+ candle]; moucher

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snuff [snʌf] n → Schnupftabak m

vt (also: snuff out) (candle) → auslöschen

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snuff [snʌf] n → tabacco da fiuto

vt (also: snuff out) [+ candle]; spegnere

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snuff¹

n snuff [snaf]

powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose He took a pinch of snuff. snuif سَعوط емфие šňupací tabák snus der Schnupftabak ταμπάκος rapé nuusktubakas انفيه nuuska tabac à priser טַבַּק-הֲרָחָה सुड़क, सुंघनी burmut, duhan za šmrkanje tubák tembakau bubuk neftóbak tabacco da fiuto かぎたばこ 코로 들이마시는 담배 uostomasis tabakas šņaucamā tabaka tembakau sedut snuif snus(tobakk) tabaka rapé tabac de prizat нюхательный табак šňupací tabak njuhanec burmut []snus ยานัตถุ์ enfiye 鼻煙 нюхальний тютюн نسوار جسے عادتاً سونگھتے ہیں thuốc lá bột 鼻烟