Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
put an end to; kill
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 2
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
"quench the flames"
"snuff out the candles"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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