- snuff something out
- snuff something out†to extinguish something, such as a flame. •
She snuffed all the candles out and went to bed.
•Karen snuffed out the flames one by one.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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snuff something out — ˌsnuff sthˈout derived to stop or destroy sth completely • An innocent child s life has been snuffed out by this senseless shooting. Main entry: ↑snuffderived … Useful english dictionary
put something out — 1) firemen put out the blaze Syn: extinguish, quench, douse, smother, blow out, snuff out 2) he put out a press release Syn: issue, publish, release, bring out, circulate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
blow something out — EXTINGUISH, put out, snuff, douse, quench, smother. → blow * * * 1) use one s breath to extinguish a flame he blew out the candle 2) informal render a part of the body useless he blew out his arm trying to snap a curveball * * * ˌblow sthˈout… … Useful english dictionary
put something out — 1 firemen put out the blaze: EXTINGUISH, quench, douse, smother; blow out, snuff out. 2 he put out a press release: ISSUE, publish, release, bring out … Useful english dictionary
blow something out — blow the candles out Syn: extinguish, put out, snuff, douse, quench, smother … Thesaurus of popular words
blow something out — Syn: extinguish, put out, snuff, douse, quench, smother … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
snuff — snuff1 [snʌf] v [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: snuff burned part of a used candle (14 19 centuries).] [Sense: 3; Date: 1500 1600; : Dutch; Origin: snuffen to sniff ] 1.) also snuff out [T] to stop a ↑can … Dictionary of contemporary English
snuff out — 1) PHRASAL VERB To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way. [V n P] Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out... [V P n (not pron)] The recent rebound… … English dictionary
snuff — 1 verb 1 also snuff out (T) to put out a candle flame by pressing the burning part with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer 2 (I, T) if an animal snuffs, it breathes air into its nose noisily in order to smell something; sniff 1 (2) 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snuff out something — snuff out (something) to put an end to something. The bomber triggered his explosion and snuffed out the lives of 167 innocent people in that building. Before he could reach the top in his career, a scandal almost snuffed it out. Etymology: based … New idioms dictionary
Snuff bottle — Snuff bottles in the American Museum of Natural History collection Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese during the Qing Dynasty to contain powdered tobacco. Smoking tobacco was illegal during the Dynasty, but the use of snuff was allowed… … Wikipedia
