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sniff |
7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sniff \Sniff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr & vb n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt. So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven. --M. Arnold. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sniff \Sniff\, v. t. 1. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as to sniff the air of the country. 2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as to sniff danger. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sniff \Sniff\, n. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as a sniff of air. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sniff n : sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: {snuff}] v 1: draw air audibly up the nose [syn: {whiff}] 2: inhale audibly [syn: {sniffle}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: sniff v.,n. 1. To watch IP packets traversing a local network. Most often in the phrase `packet sniffer', a program for doing same 2.Synonym for {poll}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Sniff A {C++}/{C} programming environment providing browsing, cross-referencing, design visualisation, documentation and editing support. Developed by UBS Switzerland and marketed by takeFive Salzburg [{Jargon File}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: sniff {poll}
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