snuff

¹snuff

noun \ˈsnəf\

Definition of SNUFF

1

: the charred part of a candlewick

2

a obsolete : umbrage, offense

b chiefly Scottish : huff

Origin of SNUFF

Middle English snoffe

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SNUFF

bluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, muff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, sough, stuff, tough, tuff

²snuff

transitive verb

Definition of SNUFF

1

: to crop the snuff of (a candle) by pinching or by the use of snuffers so as to brighten the light

2

a : to extinguish by or as if by the use of a candlesnuffer —often used with out

b : to make extinct : put an end to —usually used with out <snuffed out their hopes>; also : kill, execute <snuffed the bad guys>

— snuff it

British

: die

First Known Use of SNUFF

15th century

³snuff

adjective

Definition of SNUFF

: characterized by the sensationalistic depiction of violence; especially : featuring a real rather than a staged murder <snuff movies>

First Known Use of SNUFF

1971

⁴snuff

verb

Definition of SNUFF

transitive verb

1

: to draw forcibly through or into the nostrils

2

: scent, smell

3

: to sniff at in order to examine —used of an animal

intransitive verb

1

: to inhale through the nose noisily and forcibly; also : to sniff or smell inquiringly

2

obsolete : to sniff loudly in or as if in disgust

3

: to take snuff

Origin of SNUFF

akin to Dutch snuffen to sniff, snuff — more at snivel

First Known Use: 1527

⁵snuff

noun

Definition of SNUFF

: the act of snuffing : sniff

First Known Use of SNUFF

1568

⁶snuff

noun

Definition of SNUFF

1

: a preparation of pulverized tobacco to be inhaled through the nostrils, chewed, or placed against the gums

2

: the amount of snuff taken at one time

— up to snuff

: of sufficient quality : meeting an applicable standard

Origin of SNUFF

Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak, from snuffen to snuff + tabak tobacco

First Known Use: 1650

snuff

noun \ˈsnəf\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SNUFF

: a preparation of pulverized tobacco to be inhaled through the nostrils, chewed, or placed against the gums; also : a preparation of a powdered drug to be inhaled through the nostrils