smoke out

verb

smoked out; smoking out; smokes out

transitive verb

1

: to drive out by or as if by smoke

2

: to cause to be made public

Examples of smoke out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The doors were open to let smoke out since the vent hood wasn’t working, and several flies had gotten inside. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026

Current wind patterns are helping keep smoke out of residential areas, but any storm could change the wind patterns, Fisher said. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

This storm front will largely move the smoke out of the Northeast before the soccer final between Spain and Argentina, said Tyler Roys, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather. — Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026

But rain and storms are in the forecast, which will help wash the smoke out of the air and provide some relief. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for smoke out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout