snuff

noun (1)

\ ˈsnəf

Definition of snuff

(Entry 1 of 6)

1 : the charred part of a candlewick

2a obsolete : umbrage, offense

b chiefly Scotland : huff

snuff

verb (1)

snuffed; snuffing; snuffs

Definition of snuff (Entry 2 of 6)

1 : to crop the snuff of (a candle) by pinching or by the use of snuffers so as to brighten the light

2a : to extinguish by or as if by the use of a candlesnuffer —often used with out

b : to make extinct : put an end to —usually used with out snuffed out their hopes also : kill, execute snuffed the bad guys

snuff it

British

: die

snuff

adjective

Definition of snuff (Entry 3 of 6)

: characterized by the sensationalistic depiction of violence especially : featuring a real rather than a staged murder snuff movies