English Explanatory Dictionary

snuff out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To extinguish (literally, especially by physically covering or rubbing); to extinguish (figuratively): to stop (a process), to kill (a process).
  2. To kill a living being.
  3. To die.

Word forms

snuff out snuffs out snuffing out snuffed out

Synonyms

smother rub out annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak crush dash deactivate dead demolish destroy dispatch dispose of do do in dust eliminate end eradicate ex exterminate finish finish off flatten grease knock off lay waste to make away with merc mortify neutralize obliterate off pay off pick off polish off pop off punch someone's ticket put an end to put down put someone out of their misery put six feet under put to sleep ravage ruin scotch scupper scuttle send to eternity send to hell send to the grave send to the great beyond

Related words

candle snuffer snuffee snuffer snuff film put out a fire
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