Definition of snuff

• v. t. - The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.
• v. t. - To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of.
• v. i. - To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff.
• v. i. - To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
• v. i. - To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses.
• v. i. - To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense.
• n. - The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
• n. - Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once.
• n. - Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose.