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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 by at ).
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.
- Informal. to kill, murder, or bring to a sudden end:
Many lives were snuffed out during the epidemic.
snuff
1/ ʌ /
verb
- tr to inhale through the nose
- whenintr, often foll by at (esp of an animal) to examine by sniffing
noun
- an act or the sound of snuffing
snuff
2/ 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
- up to snuff informal.
- in good health or in good condition
- not easily deceived
verb
- intr to use or inhale snuff
snuff
3/ 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
- snuff it informal.to die
noun
- the burned portion of the wick of a candle
Derived Forms
- ˈԳܴڴڱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ԳܴڴiԲ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of snuff1
Origin of snuff2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of snuff1
Origin of snuff2
Origin of snuff3
Idioms and Phrases
- up to snuff, Informal.
- up to a certain standard; satisfactory:
His performance wasn't up to snuff.
More idioms and phrases containing snuff
In addition to the idiom beginning with snuff , also see up to par (snuff) .Example Sentences
But just when the promise of more was on the horizon, Selena’s light was snuffed out.
The Birmingham fighter's bright start was snuffed out by Brady, with Edwards giving up position on the ground and shooting for his own ill-advised takedown at one stage.
A whisper here, a wink there; it all goes inside the bottomless black bag, meant to snare and snuff out interpersonal mysteries before they become marital weaknesses.
I'm told he "cross-examines" them and their officials - and if their answers aren't up to snuff, they get called in for another meeting.
Scotland attempted a final rally from deep off the kick-off, but their hopes were snuffed out as Rowe was held up in a tackle and ushered over the touchline by a mob of white shirts.
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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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