Snuff It (Verb)
Meaning
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- John snuffed it waiting for a lung transplant due to his damaged lungs from years of smoking.
- After a long battle with dementia, Grandma eventually snuffed it at the ripe age of 95.
- He tried to overcome his cocaine addiction but unfortunately snuffed it from a fatal overdose.
- It was really sad to hear that Tom snuffed it at just 20 years old in that motorcycle crash.
- James lived an adventurous life, but he eventually snuffed it on his 75th birthday in his sleep.
Synonyms
- Pop Off
- Croak
- Die
- Pass
- Expire
- Decease
- Cash In One's Chips
- Perish
- Conk
- Choke
- Buy The Farm
- Exit
- Drop Dead
- Pass Away
- Go
- Give-up The Ghost
- Kick The Bucket