snuff
snuff /sn'ʌf/ (snuffs snuffing snuffed)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
2 [VERB] V it
If someone snuffs it, they die. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He thought he was about to snuff it.snuff out
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way.
Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out...
The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
If you snuff out a small flame, you stop it burning, usually by using your fingers or by covering it with something for a few seconds.
Tenzin snuffed out the candle.
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
2 [VERB] V it
If someone snuffs it, they die. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He thought he was about to snuff it.snuff out
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way.
Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out...
The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
If you snuff out a small flame, you stop it burning, usually by using your fingers or by covering it with something for a few seconds.
Tenzin snuffed out the candle.