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snuff 1 S0519200 (snŭf)v. snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs v.tr.1. To inhale (something) audibly through the nose; sniff.2. To sense or examine by smelling; sniff at.v.intr. To sniff; inhale.n. The act of snuffing or the sound produced by it; a snuffle.
[Middle English snoffen, to snuff a candle, sniffle, probably from snoffe, snuff; see snuff2.]
snuff 2 S0519200 (snŭf)n. The charred portion of a candlewick.tr.v. snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs 1. To extinguish: snuffed out the candles.2. To put a sudden end to: lives that were snuffed out by car accidents.3. Slang To kill; murder.4. To cut off the charred portion of (a candlewick).
[Middle English snoffe, possibly of Low German origin.]
snuff 3 S0519200 (snŭf)n.1. a. A preparation of finely pulverized tobacco that can be drawn up into the nostrils by inhaling. Also called smokeless tobacco.b. The quantity of this tobacco that is inhaled at a single time; a pinch.2. See dip.3. A powdery substance, such as a medicine, taken by inhaling.intr.v. snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs To use or inhale snuff.Idiom: up to snuff Informal 1. Normal in health.2. Up to standard; adequate.
[Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak : Dutch snuffen, to sniff; see snuffle + tabak, tobacco.]up to snuff
up to snuffAs good as what was expected, required, or demanded; satisfactory or adequate. A: "How's your dinner?" B: "It's up to snuff with this place's usual standard." It's nice to see that Jenny's work is up to snuff again lately.See also: snuff, upup to snuff and up to scratchFig. as good as is required; meeting the minimum requirements. Sorry, Tom. Your performance isn't up to snuff. You'll have to improve or find another job. My paper wasn't up to scratch, so I got an F.See also: snuff, upup to snuff BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf something or someone is up to snuff, they are as good as they should be or as they normally are. The technology in these companies simply isn't up to snuff. Note: You can also say that you bring or get someone or something up to snuff or that someone or something comes up to snuff. The hamburgers didn't come up to snuff.See also: snuff, upup to snuff 1 up to the required standard. 2 in good health. informalSee also: snuff, up up to ˈsnuff (informal) of the required standard or quality; in good health: Many people believe that the new senator is not up to snuff politically. ♢ I haven’t felt up to snuff for several weeks.See also: snuff, upup to snuff verbSee up to scratchSee also: snuff, up up to snuff Informal 1. Normal in health.2. Up to standard; adequate.See also: snuff, upup to snuffSatisfactory in performance, health, or some other respect. This term, which probably has something to do with the once popular habit of taking snuff, dates from at least 1800, but its origin has been lost. “He knows well enough the game we’re after; zooks he’s up to snuff,” wrote John Poole in his play Hamlet Travestie (1811), meaning that the character was wide awake and sharp. “Up to snuff, and a pinch or two over,” wrote Dickens (Pickwick Papers, 1836), meaning that something was more than satisfactory. Along with the use of snuff, the term may be dying out.See also: snuff, upEncyclopediaSeesnuff |