snuff

snuff ¹

 (snŭf)

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

 (snŭf)

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

 (snŭf)

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. See dip.

3. 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

(snʌf)

vb

1. (Physiology) (tr) to inhale through the nose

2. (Physiology) (when: intr, often foll by at) (esp of an animal) to examine by sniffing

n

an act or the sound of snuffing

[C16: probably from Middle Dutch snuffen to snuffle, ultimately of imitative origin]

ˈsnuffer n

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snuff

(snʌf)

n

1. (Brewing) finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils or less commonly for chewing

2. (Brewing) a small amount of this

3. (Medicine) any powdered substance, esp one for sniffing up the nostrils

4. up to snuff informal

a. in good health or in good condition

b. chiefly Brit not easily deceived

vb

(Brewing) (intr) to use or inhale snuff

[C17: from Dutch snuf, shortened from snuftabale, literally: tobacco for snuffing; see snuff¹]

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snuff

(snʌf)

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

4. snuff it informal Brit to die

n

the burned portion of the wick of a candle

[C14 snoffe, of obscure origin]

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snuff¹

(snʌf)

v.t.

1. to draw in through the nose by inhaling.

2. to perceive by or as if by smelling; sniff.

3. to examine by smelling, as an animal does.

v.i.

4. to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle.

5. to take snuff into the nostrils.

6. Obs. to express contempt or displeasure by sniffing (often fol. by at).

n.

7. an act of snuffing; a sniff.

8. smell, scent, or odor.

9. a preparation of tobacco, either powdered and taken into the nostrils by inhalation or ground and placed between the cheek and gum.

10. a pinch of such tobacco.

Idioms:

up to snuff, Informal.

a. up to a certain standard; satisfactory.

b. Brit. not easily imposed upon; shrewd; sharp.

[1520–30; < Dutch snuffen]

snuff²

(snʌf)

n.

1. the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.

v.t.

2. to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.).

3. snuff out,

a. to extinguish.

b. to suppress; crush.

c. Slang. to kill or murder.

[1350–1400; Middle English snoffe, akin to Middle Dutch snuf, snof, Middle Low German snūve head cold]

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snuff

Past participle: snuffed
Gerund: snuffing

Imperative

snuff

snuff

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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

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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

snuff something out blow out, put out, extinguish, douse, snuff out, quench, stifle, smother She snuffed out the candle.

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snuff

verb

To perceive with the olfactory sense:

nose, scent, smell, sniff, whiff.

Idiom: catch a whiff of.

phrasal verb
snuff out

1. To cause to stop burning or giving light:

douse, extinguish, put out, quench.

2. To destroy all traces of:

abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.

Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.

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Translations

سَعوطيُزيل جُزْء الفَتيلَه

odstřihnout knotšňupací tabák

klippe vægen afsnus

putzenSchnupftabak

mouchertabac à priser

klippa brunninn kveikneftóbak

tabacco da fiutoraffreddorespegnere

apgriezt deglišņaucamā tabaka

klippe av vekensnus

odstrihnúť knôtšňupací tabak

enfiyemum fitilinin yanık ucunu kesmek

剪花鼻烟

snuff

¹ [snʌf] N → rapé m
to take snuff → tomar rapé

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snuff

² [snʌf]

A. VT → apagar
to snuff it → estirar la pata, liar el petate

B. CPD snuff film, snuff movie N → película f porno en que muere realmente uno de los participantes

snuff out VT + ADV [+ candle] → apagar (fig) → extinguir

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snuff

[ˈsnʌf]

n → tabac m à priser

vt (also snuff out) [+ candle] → moucher

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snuff

n

→ Schnupftabak m; to take snuff → schnupfen

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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snuff

[snʌf]

1. n → tabacco da fiuto
to take snuff → fiutare tabacco

2. vt (also snuff out) (candle) → spegnere
to snuff it (Brit) (fam) → tirare le cuoia

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snuff¹

(snaf) noun

powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose. He took a pinch of snuff. snuif سَعوط емфие rapé šňupací tabák der Schnupftabak snus ταμπάκοςrapé 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 snuifsnustabaka سوغول، سڼول، سوڼ كول (لكه دپوزي نسوار): بويول: سوغ، سوڼ، مرغزى نسوار، دپوزې نسوار، نسوار rapé tabac de prizat нюхательный табак šňupací tabak njuhanec burmut [lukt]snus ยานัตถุ์ enfiye 鼻煙 нюхальний тютюн نسوار جسے عادتاً سونگھتے ہیں thuốc lá bột 鼻烟

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snuff²

(snaf) verb

to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp). snuit يُزيل جُزْء الفَتيلَه изчиствам нагара на свеща cortar o pavio queimado odstřihnout knot putzen klippe vægen af κόβω την καύτρα sofocar põlenud küünlatahti ära lõikama, nuuskama خاموش كردن شمع leikata irti kynttilän sydämen palanut osa 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 snuitenklippe av veken, slokke ucinać knot سوغول، سڼول، سوڼ كول (لكه دپوزي نسوار): بويول: سوغ، سوڼ، مرغزى نسوار، دپوزې نسوار، نسوار espevitar a stinge (o lumâ­nare, o lampă) снимать нагар odstrihnúť knôt utrniti ugasiti snoppa ตัดไส้เทียนตรงส่วนที่ไหม้ 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 apagar zhasnout auslöschen slukke σβήνω τη φλόγα apagar (küünalt sõrmedega) kustutama خاموش كردن tukahduttaa moucher לְכַבּוֹת बुझाना ugasiti, utrnuti (svijeću) ujjával elolt memadamkan slökkva á spegnere 消す (양초의 심지를 눌러) 끄다 užgesinti nodzēst (sveci u.tml.) memadamkan uitdovenblåse ut, kvelegasić خاموش کول apagar a stinge 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 extinguir zlikvidovat; zemřít ersticken sætte en stopper for καταστέλλω, σβήνωacabar (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 fortłumić, gasnąć نابود کول 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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snuff

v. inhalar; resoplar hacia adentro;

to ___ up → tomar por la nariz.

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snuff

n (tobacco) rapé m, tabaco para inhalar

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