snuff 1 (sn f)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. [Middle English snoffen, to snuff a candle, sniffle, probably from snoffe, snuff; see snuff2.] |
| 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). [Middle English snoffe, possibly of Low German origin.] |
| 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 Idiom: To use or inhale snuff. up to snuff Informal 1. Normal in health. 2. Up to standard; adequate. [Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak : Dutch snuffen, to sniff; see snuffle + tabak, tobacco.] |
snuff1
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (tr) to inhale through the nose
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (when intr, often foll by at) (esp of an animal) to examine by sniffing
n
an act or the sound of snuffing
[probably from Middle Dutch snuffen to snuffle, ultimately of imitative origin]
snuffer n
snuff2
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils or less commonly for chewing
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a small amount of this
3. (Medicine) any powdered substance, esp one for sniffing up the nostrils
up to snuff Informal
a. in good health or in good condition
b. Chiefly Brit not easily deceived
vb
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (intr) to use or inhale snuff
[from Dutch snuf, shortened from snuftabale, literally: tobacco for snuffing; see snuff1]
snuff3
vb (tr)
1. (often foll by out) to extinguish (a light from a naked flame, esp a candle)
2. to cut off the charred part of (the wick of a candle, etc.)
3. (usually foll by out) Informal to suppress; put an end to
snuff it Brit informal to die
n
the burned portion of the wick of a candle
[C14 snoffe, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 | |
| 3. | snuff - finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose rappee - strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco | |
| 4. |  snuff - sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose | |
| Verb | 1. | snuff - sniff or smell inquiringly 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 chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
snuff
verb
snuff it die, expire, perish, pass away, depart, buy it (U.S. slang), check out (U.S. slang), kick it (slang), croak (slang), give up the ghost, go belly-up (slang), peg out (informal), kick the bucket (slang), buy the farm (U.S. slang), peg it (informal), decease, cark it (Austral. & N.Z. slang), pop your clogs (informal), breathe your last, hop the twig (slang) Perhaps he thought he was about to snuff it.
snuff someone out kill, murder, slay, destroy, waste (informal), do in (slang), take out (slang), execute, massacre, butcher, slaughter, dispatch, assassinate, eradicate, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), obliterate, knock off (slang), liquidate, annihilate, neutralize, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth (informal) a bright, articulate young man who was snuffed out by the racism of a few white thugs
Translations
snuff
n
to be/come up to snuff (dated inf) → mithalten können (inf)
vt candle (= extinguish: also snuff out) → auslöschen; (= trim wick) → putzen, schnäuzen (old); (fig) revolt → ersticken; hopes → zunichtemachen, zerschlagen; to snuff out somebody’s life → jds Lebenslicht auslöschen; to snuff it (Brit inf: = die) → abkratzen (sl)
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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 코담배 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
snuff2
v snuff [snaf]
to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp). snuit يُزيل جُزْء الفَتيلَه изчиствам нагара на свеща odstřihnout knot klippe vægen af putzen κόβω την καύτρα sofocar põlenud küünlatahti ära lõikama, nuuskama خاموش كردن شمع leikata kynttilän karsi moucher לְסַלֵק קָצֶה שָׂרוּף של פְּתִיל गुल काटना, गुल कतरना podrezivati stijenj elkoppant (gyertyát) bekas sumbu yang terbakar klippa brunninn kveik smoccolare 消す (양초, 램프의) 심지를 자르다 nukirpti/nugnybti dagtį apgriezt degli (svecei u.tml.) memadamkan snuiten klippe av veken, slokke ucinać knot espevitar a stinge (o lumânare, o lampă) снимать нагар odstrihnúť knôt utrniti ugasiti snoppa ดับไฟ mum fitilinin yanık ucunu kesmek 剪(燭)花 знімати нагар بجھانا cắt hoa đèn 剪（烛）花
snuff out
1 to extinguish the flame of (a candle etc) He snuffed out the candle by squeezing the wick between his thumb and forefinger. snuit يُطْفئ الشَّمْعَه угасям zhasnout slukke auslöschen σβήνω τη φλόγα apagar (küünalt sõrmedega) kustutama خاموش كردن sammuttaa moucher לְכַבּוֹת बुझाना ugasiti, utrnuti (svijeću) ujjával elolt memadamkan slökkva á spegnere 消す (양초의 심지를 눌러) 끄다 užgesinti nodzēst (sveci u.tml.) memadamkan uitdoven blåse ut, kvele (et lys) gasić apagar a stinge (по)гасить zhasnúť ugasiti ugasiti släcka ดับ söndürmek 掐滅(燭火等) гасити موم بتی کو بجھانا làm tắt 掐灭（烛火等）
2 to (cause to) come to a sudden end Opposition was quickly snuffed out. uitdoof يُخْمِد потушавам zlikvidovat; zemřít sætte en stopper for ersticken καταστέλλω, σβήνω acabar (con) (millestki) jagu saama, lämmatama نابود كردن nujertaa étouffer לַהֲרוֹס अचानक खत्म कर देना uništiti elfojt mengakhiri kæfa reprimere, domare 消える 소멸시키다 užgniaužti, sužlugdyti apslāpēt; sagraut; iznīcināt mematikan aan zijn eind (doen) komen kvele, sette en stopper for tłumić, gasnąć extinguir a reprima подавить zlikvidovať zadušiti ugasiti kväva, undertrycka จบอย่างฉับพลัน birden sona ermek 突然撲滅 придушити مارنا ، ختم کرنا làm tiêu tan 突然扑灭
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