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snuff someone out
Sl. to kill someone. Max really wanted to snuff the eyewiteness out, once and for all. Lefty wanted to snuff out his partner. snuff something out to extinguish something, such as a flame. she snuffed all the candles out and went to bed. Karen snuffed out the flames one by one. snuff out something also snuff something out to put an end to something The bomber triggered his explosion and snuffed out the lives of 167 innocent people in that building. Before he could reach the top in his career, a scandal almost snuffed it out. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snuff out (to stop a flame from burning) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He did well to snuff out our strikers and hopefully he can have a good season and steer clear of injuries. Boston had two walks and Alex Cora's RBI single in the eighth, but Sherrill got Casey and Dustin Pedroia to snuff out the rally. Byline: TONY JACKSON Staff Writer CHICAGO -- Dodgers left fielder Andre Ethier, mired in a late-season slump that threatened to snuff out what little chance he had to capture the National League's Rookie of the Year award, was out of the lineup for the third time in the past five games Wednesday. |
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