Put out/ light

[carla guaraldi]

Hi,
Can I use put out and light for any kind of flame , even the one that comes from the stove???
Thank you

[Tdol]

I'd turn/switch gas rings on a stove off.

[zoobinshid]

Is it also right about a cigarette?I mean do you turn off a cigarette?

[Dany]

Is it also right about a cigarette?I mean do you turn off a cigarette?

In that case I would prefer use "stub out".

[Tdol]

You can 'put out' cigarettes, but this is often when asked to, rather than when you have finished smoking it, where I'd use 'stub out'.