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Snuff out

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To extinguish (literally, especially by physically covering or rubbing); to extinguish (figuratively): to stop (a process), to kill (a process). transitive

    "Near-synonym: smother"

  2. 2
    put an end to; kill wordnet
  3. 3
    To kill a living being. slang, transitive

    "He sighed, stifled his urge to snuff out the moron who designed this work process, and got back to work."

  4. 4
    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights wordnet
  5. 5
    To die. intransitive, slang

    "People snuff out at all ages: accident apart, our vital clocks vary […]"

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