The bomber triggered his explosion and snuffed out the lives of 167 innocent people in that building.
Before he could reach the top in his career, a scandal almost snuffed it out.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
snuff out — (something) to put an end to something. The bomber triggered his explosion and snuffed out the lives of 167 innocent people in that building. Before he could reach the top in his career, a scandal almost snuffed it out. Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
snuff out — 1) PHRASAL VERB To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way. [V n P] Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out... [V P n (not pron)] The recent rebound… … English dictionary
snuff out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms snuff out : present tense I/you/we/they snuff out he/she/it snuffs out present participle snuffing out past tense snuffed out past participle snuffed out 1) snuff out or snuff to make a flame stop burning by… … English dictionary
snuff out — verb 1. put an end to; kill (Freq. 1) The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children • Syn: ↑extinguish • Derivationally related forms: ↑extinction (for: ↑extinguish), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
snuff — snuff1 [snʌf] v [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: snuff burned part of a used candle (14 19 centuries).] [Sense: 3; Date: 1500 1600; : Dutch; Origin: snuffen to sniff ] 1.) also snuff out [T] to stop a ↑can … Dictionary of contemporary English
snuff — snuff1 [ snʌf ] noun uncount tobacco in the form of a powder that you breathe in through your nose: SMOKELESS TOBACCO not up to snuff INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED 1. ) not as good as it should be 2. ) slightly sick snuff snuff 2 [ snʌf ] verb 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snuff — snuff1 snuffingly, adv. /snuf/, v.t. 1. to draw in through the nose by inhaling. 2. to perceive by or as by smelling; sniff. 3. to examine by smelling, as an animal does. v.i. 4. to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something;… … Universalium
snuff — 1 verb 1 also snuff out (T) to put out a candle flame by pressing the burning part with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer 2 (I, T) if an animal snuffs, it breathes air into its nose noisily in order to smell something; sniff 1 (2) 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snuff — I UK [snʌf] / US noun [uncountable] tobacco in the form of a powder that you breathe in through your nose • not up to snuff II UK [snʌf] / US verb Word forms snuff : present tense I/you/we/they snuff he/she/it snuffs present participle snuffing… … English dictionary
snuff — I. /snʌf / (say snuf) verb (t) 1. to draw in through the nose by inhaling. 2. to perceive by or as by smelling. 3. to examine by smelling, as an animal does. –verb (i) 4. to draw air, etc., into the nostrils by inhaling, as in order to smell… …
