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| 1. subst. Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose. |  |
| 2. subst. Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus. | |
| 3. subst. A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco. | |
| 4. subst. The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort. | |
| 5. subst. Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling. | |
| 6. subst. (obsolete) Snot, mucus. | |
| 7. subst. (obsolete) Smell, scent, odour. | |
| 8. v. To inhale through the nose. | |
| 9. v. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence. | |
| 10. subst. The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed). | |
| 11. subst. (obsolete) Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps. | |
| 12. subst. (slang) A murder. | |
| 13. subst. (attributive) A form of pornographic film which involves someone actually being murdered. | |
| 14. v. To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated. | |
| 15. v. (obsolete) To trim the burnt part of a candle wick. | |
| 16. v. (slang) To kill a person; to snuff out. | |
