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snuff out vs stub out

stub out vs snuff out

snuff out and stub out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snuff out No No Yes No
stub out No No Yes No
As verbs, stub out is a hyponym of snuff out; that is, stub out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than snuff out:
  • snuff out: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  • stub out: extinguish by crushing
Other hyponyms of snuff out include crush out, extinguish, press out, stub, douse, put out.
snuff out (verb) stub out (verb)
put an end to; kill extinguish by crushing
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Difference between snuff out and stub out

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