SNUFF OUT Definition & Meaning

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snuff out

Also, snuff it . Die or be killed, as in He looked very ill indeed, as though he might snuff out any day , or Grandpa just snuffed it . [ Slang ; second half of 1800s]
Extinguish, put a sudden end to, as in Three young lives were snuffed out in that automobile accident . This usage alludes to snuff in the sense of “put out a candle by pinching the wick,” an area itself called snuff from the late 1300s on. [Mid-1800s]
Kill, murder, as in If he told the police, the gang would snuff him out . [ Slang ; first half of 1900s]

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But just when the promise of more was on the horizon, Selena’s light was snuffed out.

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The Birmingham fighter's bright start was snuffed out by Brady, with Edwards giving up position on the ground and shooting for his own ill-advised takedown at one stage.

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A whisper here, a wink there; it all goes inside the bottomless black bag, meant to snare and snuff out interpersonal mysteries before they become marital weaknesses.

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Scotland attempted a final rally from deep off the kick-off, but their hopes were snuffed out as Rowe was held up in a tackle and ushered over the touchline by a mob of white shirts.

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The UCI is not necessarily looking to snuff out cheating with a ban.

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