- The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff. - Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the
nose; also, the amount taken at once. - Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a
snuffing of the nose.
2 . Snuff
[ v. i.]
- To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to
sniff. - To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell. - To inhale air through the nose with violence or with
noise, as do dogs and horses. - To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of
contempt; hence, to take offense.
3 . Snuff
[ v. t.]
- The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether
burning or not. - To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of
the snuff of.
Meaning of 'snuff' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . snuff
[ v]
Meaning (1): - inhale (something) through the nose