sniff : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sniff	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for sniff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sniff n sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: sniff, snuff] v perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" Synonym(s): sniff, whiff inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" Synonym(s): sniff, sniffle
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 Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 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 (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sniff {poll}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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}]