snuff
verb
[ snʌf ]
• extinguish (a candle or flame).
• "a breeze snuffed out the candle"
Similar:
extinguish,
put out,
douse,
smother,
choke,
stamp out,
blow out,
quench,
stub out,
turn out,
dampen,
damp down,
snuff
noun
• the charred part of a candle wick.
Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
snuff
noun
• powdered tobacco that is sniffed up the nostril rather than smoked.
• "a pinch of snuff"
snuff
verb
• inhale or sniff at (something).
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch snuffen ‘to snuffle’. The noun dates from the late 17th century and is probably an abbreviation of Dutch snuftabak .
