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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, n.
     1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the
        nose; also, the amount taken at once.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a
        snuffing of the nose. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Snuff dipping. See Dipping, n., 5.
  
     Snuff taker, one who uses snuff by inhaling it through the
        nose.
  
     To take it in snuff, to be angry or offended. --Shak.
  
     Up to snuff, not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute.
        [Slang]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, n. [Cf. G. schnuppe candle snuff, schnuppen to
     snuff a candle (see Snuff, v. t., to snuff a candle), or
     cf. Snub, v. t.]
     The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether
     burning or not.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           If the burning snuff happens to get out of the
           snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a
           dish of soup.                            --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snuffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Snuffing.] [OE. snuffen. See Snuff of a candle Snuff to
     sniff.]
     To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the
     snuff of.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     To snuff out, to extinguish by snuffing.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, v. t.[Akin to D. snuffen, G. schnupfen,
     schnuppen, to snuff, schnupfen a cold in the head, schnuppen
     to snuff (air), also, to snuff (a candle). Cf. Sniff,
     Snout, Snub, v. i.]
     1. To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to
        sniff.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He snuffs the wind, his heels the sand excite.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, v. i.
     1. To inhale air through the nose with violence or with
        noise, as do dogs and horses. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of
        contempt; hence, to take offense.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff? --Bp.
                                                    Hall.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snuffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Snuffing.] [OE. snuffen. See Snuff of a candle Snuff to
     sniff.]
     To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the
     snuff of.
  
     To snuff out, to extinguish by snuffing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, v. t.[Akin to D. snuffen, G. schnupfen,
     schnuppen, to snuff, schnupfen a cold in the head, schnuppen
     to snuff (air), also, to snuff (a candle). Cf. Sniff,
     Snout, Snub, v. i.]
     1. To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to
        sniff.
  
              He snuffs the wind, his heels the sand excite.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, n. [Cf. G. schnuppe candle snuff, schnuppen to
     snuff a candle (see Snuff, v. t., to snuff a candle), or
     cf. Snub, v. t.]
     The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether
     burning or not.
  
           If the burning snuff happens to get out of the
           snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a
           dish of soup.                            --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, v. i.
     1. To inhale air through the nose with violence or with
        noise, as do dogs and horses. --Dryden.
  
     2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of
        contempt; hence, to take offense.
  
              Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff? --Bp.
                                                    Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Snuff \Snuff\, n.
     1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
  
     2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the
        nose; also, the amount taken at once.
  
     3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a
        snuffing of the nose. [Obs.]
  
     Snuff dipping. See Dipping, n., 5.
  
     Snuff taker, one who uses snuff by inhaling it through the
        nose.
  
     To take it in snuff, to be angry or offended. --Shak.
  
     Up to snuff, not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute.
        [Slang]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  snuff
       adj : snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown [syn: snuff-brown,
              mummy-brown, chukker-brown]
       n 1: the charred portion of a candlewick
       2: a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
       3: finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
       4: sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: sniff]
       v 1: sniff or smell inquiringly [syn: snuffle]
       2: inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  snuff
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 σβήνω κερί ή λάμπα, κρατώντας το φιτίλι του
     2 σκοτώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  snuff
     Spanish n.
     snuff film

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  snuff
     n.
     1 finely grind or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being
  sniffed or snorted into the nose.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 To inhale through the nose.
     2 To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt;
  hence, to take offence.
     n.
     1 The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a
  wick (which must be periodically removed).
     2 (lb en obsolete) Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.
     3 (lb en slang) A murder.
     4 (lb en attributive) A form of pornographic film which involves
  someone actually being murdered.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en extinguish, literally) To extinguish a candle or oil
  lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is
  suffocated.
     2 (senseid en trim a wick, obsoletely) (lb en obsolete) To trim the
  burnt part of a candle wick.
     3 (senseid en extinguish, figuratively) (lb en slang) To snuff out;
  to extinguish; to put out; to kill.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  snuff
     Spanish n.
     snuff film

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  snuff
     Spanish n.
     snuff film

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  snuff
     Englanti n.
     1 (''ainesana'') nuuska
     2 karsi
     Englanti vb.
     1 niiskuttaa, nuuhkia
     2 nuuskata

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Snuff /snˈʌf/
  شمّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  snuff //snʌf// 
  енфие
  fine-ground tobacco