SNUFF OUT


Meaning of SNUFF OUT in English

1.

To ~ something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way.

Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out...

The recent rebound in mortgage rates could ~ the housing recovery.

PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)

2.

If you ~ a small flame, you stop it burning, usually by using your fingers or by covering it with something for a few seconds.

Tenzin snuffed out the candle.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .