snuff out English

Meaning snuff out meaning

What does snuff out mean?

snuff out

— verb put an end to; kill The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children

— verb (= extinguish, quench) put out, as of fires, flames, or lights Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained quench the flames snuff out the candles

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What other words have the same or similar meaning as snuff out?

snuff out English » English

extinguish

quench

put out

blow out

turn off

switch off

stub

snuff

slake

go out

douse

wipe out

turn out

terminate

subdue

stop

stay

sign off

rub out

quit

put out a fire

put down

put away

pull the plug

overpower

obliterate

leave off

knock off

kill

kick

fold

finish

faint

erase

end

dispatch

discontinue

die out

delete

dampen

cut off

cut

close up

close out

click off

cheese

cease

call it quits

burn out

break up

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What do people use snuff out to talk about?

Daily life Fire

Extinguish a fire

• What words are used of stopping a fire by covering it?
  smother (a fire) snuff out (a flame)