smoke

¹smoke

noun \ˈsmōk\

Definition of SMOKE

1

a : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon

b : a suspension of particles in a gas

2

a : a mass or column of smoke

b : smudge

3

: fume or vapor often resulting from the action of heat on moisture

4

: something of little substance, permanence, or value

5

: something that obscures

6

a (1) : something (as a cigarette) to smoke (2) : marijuana 2

b : an act of smoking tobacco; especially : a smoking break

7

a : a pale blue

b : any of the colors of smoke

8

: pitches that are fastballs <if a guy's going to hit you…he certainly isn't going to throw a spitter—he gives you smoke — Tony Conigliaro>

— smoke·less \ˈsmō-kləs\ adjective

— smoke·like \ˈsmōk-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of SMOKE

1. Smoke from the campfire stung my eyes.
2. We could see black smoke from the house fire.
3. Can I bum a few smokes off you?

Origin of SMOKE

Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smēocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SMOKE

bloke, broke, choke, cloak, coke, croak, folk, hoke, joke, moke, oak, poke, Polk, roque, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stroke, toke, toque, yogh, yoke, yolk

²smoke

verb

smokedsmok·ing

Definition of SMOKE

intransitive verb

1

a : to emit or exhale smoke

b : to emit excessive smoke

2

archaic : to undergo punishment : suffer

3

: to spread or rise like smoke

4

: to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning plant material and especially tobacco; especially : to smoke tobacco habitually

transitive verb

1

a : fumigate

b : to drive (as mosquitoes) away by smoke

c : to blacken or discolor with smoke <smoked glasses>

d : to cure by exposure to smoke <smoked ham>

e : to stupefy (as bees) by smoke

2

archaic : suspect

3

: to inhale and exhale the smoke of <smoke a cigarette>

4

archaic : ridicule

5

slang : kill 1a

6

slang : to defeat or surpass decisively

7

: to hit (as a baseball) with great force

Examples of SMOKE

1. I caught her smoking a cigarette.
2. He was thrown out of school for smoking marijuana.
3. She smokes and drinks, but I don't.
4. Do you mind if I smoke in here?
5. That old car smokes when you start it up.
6. the smoking remains of a fire
7. We smoke our hams over hickory.

First Known Use of SMOKE

before 12th century

Related to SMOKE

Synonyms

annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, whip [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whomp, whop (or whap), whup

Related Words

sweep, upset; beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst; crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish; ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed; break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

smoke

verb \ˈsmōk\   (Medical Dictionary)

smoked; smok·ing

Medical Definition of SMOKE

intransitive verb

: to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning plant material and especially tobacco; especially : to smoke tobacco habitually

transitive verb

: to inhale and exhale the smoke of <smoked 30 cigarettes a day>