- ˌsnuff sth ˈout
- phrasal verb
to make a flame stop burning by squeezing it with your fingers or covering it
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌsnuff sth ˈout
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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
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 — [snʌf] noun [U] I tobacco in the form of a powder that you breathe in through your nose II verb snuff [snʌf] snuff sth out … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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
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
flame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hot bright stream of fire ADJECTIVE ▪ hot ▪ small ▪ bright ▪ dancing, flickering, leaping … Collocations dictionary
film — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) moving pictures ⇨ See also ↑movie ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ feature length ▪ entertaining, exciting … Collocations dictionary
candle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lighted, lit ▪ flickering ▪ aromatherapy, citronella, scented ▪ wax ▪ … Collocations dictionary
smack — smack1 [smæk] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch smacken to hit . smack of 1300 1400 From smack taste (11 21 centuries), from Old English smAc] 1.) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish… … Dictionary of contemporary English
