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Definition of Snuff
1. Noun. The charred portion of a candlewick.
2. Verb. Sniff or smell inquiringly.
3. Adjective. Snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown.
4. Noun. A pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time.
5. Verb. Inhale audibly through the nose. "Snuff coke"
6. Noun. Finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose.
7. Noun. Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose.
Definition of Snuff
1. n. The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.
2. v. t. To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of.
3. v. t. To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff.
4. v. i. To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses.
5. n. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
Definition of Snuff
1. to use or inhale snuff (powdered tobacco) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Snuff
1. 1. To inhale forcibly through the nose. 2. Finely powdered tobacco used by inhalation through the nose or applied to the gums. 3. Any medicated powder applied by insufflation to the nasal mucous membrane. Origin: echoic (05 Mar 2000)