snuff

(countable, uncountable)Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.

(countable, uncountable)Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.

Đồng nghĩa: chewing tobacco, dip

(countable, uncountable)A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

(countable, uncountable)The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.

(countable, uncountable)Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.

(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Snot, mucus.

(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Smell, scent, odour.

(countable, uncountable)The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).

(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.

(countable, slang, uncountable)A murder.

(attributive, countable, slang, uncountable)A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder.

(transitive)To inhale through the nose.

(intransitive)To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense.

January 29, 1625, Joseph Hall, Public thanksgiving for the wonderful mitigation of the late morality Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff?

(Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)To drug (a person) with a mixture of snuff and beer.

(countable, informal, uncountable)To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.

(obsolete)To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.

(slang)To snuff out; to extinguish; to put out; to kill.