snuff

[US]/snʌf/
[UK]/snʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. extinguish by cutting off the air; murder
vi. die, be killed.

Phrases & Collocations

snuff out

take a snuff

snuff film

snuff box

snuff bottle

up to snuff

Example Sentences

an up-to-snuff old vagabond.

He was snuffed out by the Mafia.

She snuffed out the candles.

The revolution was quickly snuffed out.

a breeze snuffed out the candle.

snuffed out the candles.

The first snuffer did exactly what a real snuffer does not do – he sneezed.

a consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box.

they stood snuffing up the keen cold air.

he hadn't felt up to snuff all summer.

Many people believe that the new senator is not up to snuff politically.

A moment of mindless violence snuffed out his life.

Old Jack was over 90 when he snuffed it.

his life was snuffed out by a sniper's bullet.

Her hopes were quickly snuffed out.

lives that were snuffed out by car accidents.

A small metal cone or cup on a long handle, used for snuffing out candles;a snuffer.

Real-world Examples

The snuff came puffing in her face.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

It'll be better for all of us once I snuff him out.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

" Well, the snuff, then, and the Freemasonry? "

Source: The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

My dog snuffed the scent of games.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Ok what kind of sick doggy snuff film is this? !

Source: Friends Season 2

The one on Giovanni side is lit and the other on Costanza's side is recently snuffed out.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

The man you're worrying about snuffing you out?

Source: Go blank axis version

It was probably better for him to snuff it quickly—one swallow —he probably didn't feel a thing.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" Those ones you can't see unless you've watched someone snuff it? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Irregular stripes would let potential mates know that someone was not up to snuff.

Source: The Economist - Technology

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