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snuff I. \ˈsnəf\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English snoffe 1. : the charred part of a candlewick 2. obsolete : the leavings of a cup or glass of liquor 3. a. obsolete : umbrage, pique, offense — usually used with take b. chiefly Scotland : a fit of resentment or indignation : huff II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English snoffen, from snoffe, n. transitive verb 1. a. : to crop the snuff of (a candle) by pinching or by the use of snuffers so as to brighten the light b. : to extinguish by or as if by the use of snuffers : make extinct : put an end to : kill — usually used with out < just in case automation snuffs out their jobs — A.H.Raskin > 2. obsolete : cleanse, purify intransitive verb 1. : to become extinguished — usually used with out < the lighted wick gutters, snuffs out — Ernest Beaglehole > 2. slang : die < I'll love 'er till I snuff it — C.J.Dennis > — often used with out < what a place to snuff out in — Elizabeth Bowen > III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: akin to Dutch snoffen, snuffen to sniff, snuff, Middle Dutch snuven to sniff, snuff, snof head cold — more at snivel transitive verb 1. : to draw in forcibly through the nostrils : sniff audibly < snuff up a solution of salt and water > < snuff the fragrance of the clover > < among the irises and roses … snuffing in … the delicious scent — Virginia Woolf > 2. : to perceive or detect by smelling : scent, smell 3. : to sniff at in order to examine — used of an animal intransitive verb 1. : to inhale through the nose noisily and forcibly : sniff or smell inquiringly 2. archaic : to sniff loudly in or as if in disgust < the enemies of the church rage and snuff — Joseph Hall > 3. : to chew or inhale snuff : take snuff < smoked and snuffed almost to the hour of her death — Irish Digest > IV. noun (-s) : the act of snuffing : sniff, inhalation V. noun (-s) Etymology: Dutch snuf (short for snuftabak, from snuffen to sniff + tabak tobacco) & snuif, short for snuiftabak, from snuiven to sniff (from Middle Dutch snuven) + tabak 1. a. : a preparation of pulverized tobacco to be chewed, placed against the gums, or inhaled through the nostrils b. : the amount of snuff taken at one time : pinch 2. : scent, smell, aroma, odor 3. or snuff brown : mummy brown 2b • - up to snuff VI. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: origin unknown : to lightly buff (the grain side of leather) so as to remove grain imperfections VII. \ˈsnəf\ adjective Etymology: snuff (II) (kill) : characterized by the sensationalistic depiction of violence and especially violent death < snuff television > < a snuff book > especially : featuring a real rather than a staged murder < snuff movies > |