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Meaning of snuff
noun
- Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
- Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus.
- A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
- The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
- Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
verb
- To inhale through the nose.
- To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.
noun
- The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).
- Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.
- A murder.
- A form of pornographic film which involves someone actually being murdered.
verb
- To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
- To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.
- To kill a person; to snuff out.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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