Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - snuff
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English snoffe Date: 14th century 1. the charred part of a candlewick 2. a. obsolete umbrage, offense b. chiefly Scottish huff II. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to crop the ~ of (a candle) by pinching or by the use of ~ers so as to brighten the light 2. a. to extinguish by or as if by the use of a candle~er — often used with out b. to make extinct ; put an end to — usually used with out ~ed out their hopes; also kill, execute ~ed the bad guys III. adjective Date: 1975 characterized by the sensationalistic depiction of violence; especially featuring a real rather than a staged murder ~ movies IV. verb Etymology: akin to Dutch ~en to sniff, ~ — more at snivel Date: 1527 transitive verb 1. to draw forcibly through or into the nostrils 2. scent, smell 3. to sniff at in order to examine — used of an animal intransitive verb 1. to inhale through the nose noisily and forcibly; also to sniff or smell inquiringly 2. obsolete to sniff loudly in or as if in disgust 3. to take ~ V. noun Date: 1568 the act of ~ing ; sniff VI. noun Etymology: Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak, from ~en to ~ + tabak tobacco Date: 1650 1. a preparation of pulverized tobacco to be inhaled through the nostrils, chewed, or placed against the gums 2. the amount of ~ taken at one time ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. the charred part of a candle-wick. --v.tr. trim the snuff from (a candle). Phrases and idioms snuff it Brit. sl. die. snuff out 1 extinguish by snuffing. 2 kill; put an end to. Etymology: ME snoffe, snuffe: orig. unkn. 2. n. & v. --n. powdered tobacco or medicine taken by sniffing it up the nostrils. --v.intr. take snuff. Phrases and idioms snuff-coloured dark yellowish-brown. up to snuff colloq. 1 Brit. knowing; not easily deceived. 2 up to standard. Etymology: Du. snuf (tabak tobacco) f. MDu. snuffen snuffle ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. нагар на свече 2. огарок 3. никому не нужный остаток (чего-либо) 4. преим. шотл. припадок гнева, раздражения 5. снимать нагар (со свечи) 6. умереть (обыкновенно to snuff it) 7. ам. сл. убить, прикончить 8. нюхательный табак to take snuff —- нюхать табак 9. понюх, понюшка 10. редк. лекарство для вдыхания через нос Id: to give smb. snuff —- задать кому-либо жару Id: to be in high snuff —- быть в ударе, разойтись Id: to beat to snuff —- разбить в пух и прах Id: up to snuff —- тертый калач, стреляный воробей; на должном уровне; в добром здоровье Id: food in this restaurant is not up to snuff —- кухня в этом ресторане не на высоте 11. нюхать табак 12. принюхиваться (к чему-либо) 13. нюхать, втягивать в нос 14. обнюхивать, вынюхивать, чуять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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out а) потушить (свечу); Snuff out the candles, its time to go to bed. б) coll. разрушить; подавить; The citizens plan was quickly snuffed out by the military rulers. в) coll. убивать The soldiers had orders to snuff out any enemy guards. г) coll. умереть Did you hear old Charlie snuffed out last week? SNUFF I 1. noun 1) нюхательный табак или порошок 2) понюшка; to take snuff - нюхать табак he is up to snuff coll. - его не проведешь 2. v. 1) вдыхать 2) нюхать (табак) II 1. noun нагар на свече 2. v. 1) снимать нагар (со свечи) 2) умереть (обыкн. snuff it); Did you hear old Charlie snuffed it last week? - snuff out ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v 1 also snuff out to put out a candle flame by pressing the burning part with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer 2 if an animal snuffs, it breathes air into its nose noisily in order to smell something; sniff1 (2) 3 snuff it BrE informal to die snuff sth out phr v to suddenly end something, especially someone's life (a young life snuffed out) ~2 n a type of tobacco in powder form, which people suck in through their noses (a pinch of snuff) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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