Snuff out

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick. 1.2 a thing of little or no value, esp. if left over. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.). ? 3 Verb phrase 3.1 snuff out, 4 Synonyms 4.1 verb

Noun

the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.

a thing of little or no value, esp. if left over.

Verb (used with object)

to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.). ?

Verb phrase

snuff out,

to extinguish

to snuff out a candle.

to suppress; crush

to snuff out opposition.

Informal . to kill or murder

Many lives were snuffed out during the epidemic.

Synonyms

verb

blow away , bump off , chill , dispatch , dispose of , do away with , do in , dust , grease , hit , ice , knock off , murder , off , rub out , stretch out , waste , wax , whack , zap , snuff