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smoking

6 entries found.



Main Entry:
2smoke
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
smoked; smok·ing
Date:
before 12th century
intransitive verb1 a: to emit or exhale smoke b: to emit excessive smoke2archaic : to undergo punishment : suffer3: to spread or rise like smoke4: to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning plant material and especially tobacco; especially : to smoke tobacco habituallytransitive verb1 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 smoke2archaic : suspect3: to inhale and exhale the smoke of <smoke a cigarette>4archaic : ridicule5slang : kill 1a6slang : to defeat or surpass decisively7: to hit (as a baseball) with great force
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