snuff

verb (snuff, snuffs, snuffed, snuffing; snuff out); noun (snuff — uncountable)

«snuff» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To snuff (or snuff out) a candle is to put out its flame, often by pressing it or covering it. tree →
To snuff out something is to stop it or end it suddenly: they snuffed out the fire, the rain snuffed out our hopes. tree →
Snuff is tobacco ground into powder that some people sniff up the nose; it is harmful. tree →
(informal) «Up to snuff» means good enough. tree →
(rude, slang) «Snuff it» means to die. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and stories you snuff out candles, flames and fires. In history stories, rich people carried snuff boxes. In safety lessons snuff is a tobacco product that harms health. Phrases: snuff out a candle, snuff out a fire, up to snuff, snuff it.

Examples

Please snuff out the candles before you go to bed. tree →
The firefighters quickly snuffed out the fire. tree →
She used a little metal cap to snuff the flame. tree →
The old man took a pinch of snuff from a silver box. tree →
Your homework is not up to snuff, so please do it again. tree →
The goldfish finally snuffed it, said my cheeky brother. tree →
The rain snuffed out the campfire. tree →
On the mound sat the Cricket and took snuff. tree →

Note

«Snuff» as tobacco is uncountable: some snuff, a pinch of snuff. «Snuff it» is a rough, joking way to say «die» — not polite to use about real people. Do not mix up with «sniff» (breathe in through your nose to smell) or «stuff».

In Jewish tradition

The word does not appear in the texts in this form. The related word "snuffers" names Temple tools. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and stories you snuff out candles, flames and fires. In history stories, rich people carried snuff boxes. In safety lessons snuff is a tobacco product that harms health. Phrases: snuff out a candle, snuff out a fire, up to snuff, snuff it.

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «snuff» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«snuff» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «snuff» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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