snuff

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: snŭf, IPA ^(key): /snʌf/

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Verb

Plain form snuff

Third-person singular snuffs

Past tense snuffed

Past participle snuffed

Present participle snuffing

1. If you snuff a candle, you extinguish it.
2. If you snuff, you inhale through the nose.

Noun

Singular snuff

Plural snuffs

1. A snuff is powdered tobacco that is inhaled through the nose.
2. A snuff is the charred part of a candle wick.