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Snuff

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Verb (used with object)

to draw in through the nose by inhaling.
to perceive by or as by smelling; sniff.
to examine by smelling, as an animal does.

Verb (used without object)

to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle
After snuffing around, he found the gas leak.
to draw powdered tobacco into the nostrils; take snuff.
Obsolete . to express disdain, contempt, displeasure, etc., by sniffing (often fol. by at ).

Noun

an act of snuffing; an inhalation through the nose; a sniff.
smell, scent, or odor.
a preparation of tobacco, either powdered and taken into the nostrils by inhalation or ground and placed between the cheek and gum.
a pinch of such tobacco. ?

Idiom

up to snuff
Informal .
British . not easily imposed upon; shrewd; sharp.
up to a certain standard; satisfactory
His performance wasn't up to snuff.

Synonyms

verb
nose , scent , sniff , whiff , destroy , detect , extinguish , inhale , odor , smell , snort
phrasal verb
douse , put out , quench , abolish , blot out , clear , eradicate , erase , exterminate , extinguish , extirpate , kill , liquidate , obliterate , remove , root , rub out , stamp out , uproot , wipe out

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