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snuff(3)(dictionary)
snuff-box(medicine)
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snuff 2, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)

snuff 1, verb (oh)



[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: snuff 'burned part of a used candle' (14-19 centuries).]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1500-1600; Language: Dutch; Origin: snuffen 'to sniff']
also snuff out
[T] to stop a candle burning by pressing the burning part with your fingers or by covering it
snuff it
BrE informal to die
[I and T] if an animal snuffs, it breathes air into its nose in a noisy way, especially in order to smell something
-synonym sniff sniff
snuff /sb out [snuff sth/sb¡û¡ú out] phr v
to stop a candle burning by pressing the burning part with your fingers or by covering it
to stop or end something in a sudden way
::a rebellion that will snuff out democracy
informal to kill someone
::a young woman snuffed out by an unknown killer