snuff

snuff

verb

Definition of SNUFF

1

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose <the dog began barking as soon as she snuffed the scent of squirrel>

Synonyms nose, scent, sniff, snuff, whiff

Related Words breathe, drink (in), inhale, respire; snort, snuffle; savor (also savour)

2

to put to death deliberately <the proprietor of the boarding house had apparently snuffed almost 50 old men before she was caught>

Synonyms assassinate, bump off, croak [slang], dispatch, do in, execute, get, ice [slang], knock off, liquidate, neutralize, off [slang], put away, rub out, slay, snuff, take out, terminate, whack [slang]

Related Words blow away, shoot, shoot down; blot out, carry off, claim, cut down, destroy, fell, kill, smite, zap; butcher, massacre, mow (down), slaughter; annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, wipe out

Near Antonyms animate, raise, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive