snuff_out (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *snuff out*:
VERB	change	snuff out, extinguish	put an end to
weather	snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

English > *snuff out*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	put an end to; kill.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	extinguish
Narrower	smother, put out	deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
Narrower	stamp	Destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
Broader	extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with	Terminate, end, or take out
Spanish	extinguir
Catalan	extingir
Nouns	snuffer	a cone-shaped implement with a handle
Nouns	snuffer	a person who snuffs out candles

English > *snuff out*: 2 senses > verb 2, weather
Meaning	Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"snuff out the candles"
Synonyms	blow out, extinguish, quench
Narrower	black out	obliterate or extinguish
	douse, put out	Put out, as of a candle or a light
	stub	Extinguish by crushing
Opposite	ignite, light	Cause to start burning
Spanish	apagarse, apagar, extinguirse, extinguir, irse
Catalan	anar-se, apagar-se, apagar, extingir-se, extingir

HyperDic: snuff_out