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smoke

16 ENTRIES FOUND:

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

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