snuff out vs press out

snuff out and press out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snuff out	No	No	Yes	No
press out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, press out is a hyponym of snuff out; that is, press out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than snuff out:

Other hyponyms of snuff out include crush out, extinguish, stub, stub out, douse, put out.

snuff out (verb)	press out (verb)
put an end to; kill	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights	extinguish by crushing
	press from a plastic