snuff

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

2a :  to extinguish by or as if by the use of a candlesnuffer —often used with outb :  to make extinct :  put an end to —usually used with out snuffed out their hopes; also :  kill, execute snuffed the bad guys

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

1 :  to draw forcibly through or into the nostrils

2 :  scent, smell

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

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

:  the act of snuffing :  sniff

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

:  powdered tobacco that is chewed, placed against the gums, or drawn in through the nostrils

:  to draw through or into the nose with force

1 :  to cut or pinch off the burned end of the wick of a candle

2 :  to put an end to

:  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