Snuff
31snuff — snuff1 verb 1》 extinguish (a candle). 2》 (snuff out) abruptly put an end to. ↘(snuff it) Brit. informal die. 3》 trim the charred wick from (a candle). noun the charred part of a candle wick. Origin ME: of unknown origin. snuff2 noun powdered… …
32snuff — 1 verb 1 also snuff out (T) to put out a candle flame by pressing the burning part with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer 2 (I, T) if an animal snuffs, it breathes air into its nose noisily in order to smell something; sniff 1 (2) 3… …
33Snuff — Tobacco in the form of a powder that is inhaled into the nose, not smoked. Snuff and chewing tobacco are the two main forms of smokeless tobacco in use in the United States. Cancers of the oral cavity (i.e., the mouth, lip, and tongue) have been… …
34snuff — [[t]snʌ̱f[/t]] snuffs, snuffing, snuffed 1) N UNCOUNT Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose. 2) VERB If someone snuffs it, they die. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V it] Perhaps he thought he was about to… …
35snuff — 1. tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) □ The mob tried to snuff Max, but he moved too fast for them. □ Somebody snuffed my cat! 2. mod. having to do with death or killing. □ Those snuff acts ought to be outlawed …
36snuff — [snʌf] noun [U] I tobacco in the form of a powder that you breathe in through your nose II verb snuff [snʌf] snuff sth out …
37snuff — See: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF …
38snuff — See: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF …
39snuff — 1. noun /snʌf/ a) Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose. Dry snuffs are often adulterated with quicklime, and moist snuffs, as rappee, with ammonia, hellebore, pearl ash, etc. b) …
40Snuff it — die (i.e. to put one s light out, snuff out one s flame) …
