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snuff out a life

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  • snuff out — verb 1. put an end to; kill (Freq. 1) The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children • Syn: ↑extinguish • Derivationally related forms: ↑extinction (for: ↑extinguish), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • snuff (out) —    to kill    Like extinguishing a candle:     You mean you make sure he doesn t go off like a mad dog, snuffing people left and right, (van Lustbaden, 1983)     I d have snuffed out every life in India. (Fraser, 1975)    To snuff it is to die:… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • snuff — 1 verb 1 also snuff out (T) to put out a candle flame by pressing the burning part with your fingers or covering it with a snuffer 2 (I, T) if an animal snuffs, it breathes air into its nose noisily in order to smell something; sniff 1 (2) 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • life — n. 1) to lead a life (to lead a busy life) 2) to prolong; save a life 3) to devote one s life (to smt.) 4) to spend one s life (doing smt.) 5) to give, lay down, sacrifice; risk one s life 6) to claim, snuff out, take a life (she took her own… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • snuff —   1. Tobacco. Paka hanuhanu, paka honihoni.   2. Extinguish. Kinai, ho opio.    ♦ Snuffing out, as life, kinaina …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Snuff bottle — Snuff bottles in the American Museum of Natural History collection Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese during the Qing Dynasty to contain powdered tobacco. Smoking tobacco was illegal during the Dynasty, but the use of snuff was allowed… …   Wikipedia

  • snuff something out — ˌsnuff sthˈout derived to stop or destroy sth completely • An innocent child s life has been snuffed out by this senseless shooting. Main entry: ↑snuffderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • snuff it — verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 • Syn: ↑die,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Snuff film — For the 2005 film see Snuff Movie (film). A snuff film or snuff movie is a theoretical genre that depicts the death or murder of a person or people without the aid of special effects for the purpose of distribution and entertainment.Problems of… …   Wikipedia

  • Snuff Pop Inc. — Infobox musical artist Name = Snuff Pop Inc Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = SPI Origin = Copenhagen Denmark Genre = Alternative rock Years active = 1997 present Label = Liquid Records Associated acts = Mozart… …   Wikipedia

  • Snuff (novel) — infobox Book | name = Snuff title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Chuck Palahniuk illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel, satire publisher = Doubleday… …   Wikipedia

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