| Front | snuff |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun BrE /snʌf/NAmE /snʌf/ verb 1 [transitive] ~ sth (out) to stop a small flame from burning, especially by pressing it between your fingers or covering it with sth (＝extinguish) 2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (of an animal) to smell sth by breathing in noisily through the nose The dogs were snuffing gently at my feet. ˈsnuff it (BrE, slang, humorous) to die ˌsnuff sthˈout to stop or destroy sth completely An innocent child's life has been snuffed out by this senseless shooting. noun [uncountable]tobacco in the form of a powder that people take by breathing it into their noses ˌup to ˈsnuff(NAmE)(BrE ˌup to the ˈmark)as good as it/they should be up to scratch |
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