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Definition of smoke
1a : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbonb : a suspension of particles in a gas
2a : a mass or column of smokeb : 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
6a (1) : something (such as a cigarette) to smoke (2) : marijuana 2b : an act of smoking tobacco; especially : a smoking break
7a : a pale blueb : 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
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Examples of smoke in a Sentence
Smoke from the campfire stung my eyes.
We could see black smoke from the house fire.
Can I bum a few smokes off you?
Recent Examples of smoke from the Web
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But those fireworks along with other community fireworks can fill local air with smoke and soot.
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Outside, a string of lights twinkles through a smoky haze of grill meats and secondhand smoke.
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The sight of smoke and high flames were reported in many nearby neighborhoods, as well as hundreds of miles away.
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A worker was taken to an area hospital to be evaluated for possible smoke inhalation as a precaution, Chief Robert Shea said.
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Repairing the scorched entryway and smoke damage cost more than $500,000, but the toll was far greater.
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Take in the smooth sounds of blues while strolling through a cloud of sweet pit barbecue smoke on your way to the Brews Tasting Area to sample a number of craft beers.
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But what happens when a contractor’s negligence causes those plans to go up in smoke—literally?
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Some sit on the wall opposite the building, which is still emitting smoke, and just stare in silence.
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Origin and Etymology 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
smoke
Definition of smoke
smoked
;smoking
intransitive verb
1a : to emit or exhale smokeb : 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
1a : fumigateb : to drive (something, such as mosquitoes) away by smokec : to blacken or discolor with smoke smoked glassesd : to cure by exposure to smoke smoked hame : to stupefy (insects, such as bees) by smoke
2 archaic : suspect
3 : to inhale and exhale the smoke of smoke a cigarette
4 archaic : ridicule
Examples of smoke in a Sentence
I caught her smoking a cigarette.
He was thrown out of school for smoking marijuana.
She smokes and drinks, but I don't.
Do you mind if I smoke in here?
That old car smokes when you start it up.
the smoking remains of a fire
We smoke our hams over hickory.
Recent Examples of smoke from the Web
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This is the tobacco industry’s first significant growth opportunity in decades for developed markets, and so the fight for even a tiny slice of market share is intense, especially amid falling smoking rates.
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Now, Carmynn reads above her grade level and smoked the competition.
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For a shorter drive, hop on I-20 and head for Pell City, where Wade Reich is smoking up Butts To Go.
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During a pat down of the subjects, police reportedly found two bags containing a small amount of marijuana; an assortment of devices for smoking marijuana and a small scale; and a pistol.
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Next door is the Pink Cabbage which just happens to be getting ready for the annual Funky Flea flea market on June 3, with barbeque smoked by guess who?
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A great place to experience the variety of barbecue styles is City Smoke, a stylish Uptown restaurant where all types of regional meats, from chicken to lamb, are expertly smoked or rotisseried.
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The effects of marijuana can be much more powerful when it is eaten rather than smoked.
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Ravenna Brewing Co. smokes a 150-pound pig in the beer garden.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smoke'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of smoke
before 12th century
SMOKE Defined for English Language Learners
smoke
playDefinition of smoke for English Language Learners
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: the cloud of black, gray, or white gases and dust that is produced by burning something
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: a cigarette, cigar, etc. : something that people smoke
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: the act of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.
smoke
Definition of smoke for English Language Learners
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: to suck the smoke from a cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc., into your mouth and lungs and then exhale it
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: to produce smoke
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: to use smoke to flavor and preserve (food, such as meat, cheese, or fish)
SMOKE Defined for Kids
Definition of smoke for Students
1 : the gas given off by burning materials (as coal, wood, or tobacco) made visible by particles of carbon floating in it
2 : the act of drawing in and blowing out the fumes of burning tobacco
Definition of smoke for Students
smoked
;smoking
1 : to give out smoke The fire was still smoking.
2 : to draw in and blow out the fumes of burning tobacco (as in a cigarette)
3 : to expose (as meat) to the fumes of burning materials to give flavor and keep from spoiling
smoker
nounMedical Dictionary
smoke
playMedical Definition of smoke
smoked
;smoking
intransitive verb
: to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning plant material and especially tobacco; especially : to smoke tobacco habituallytransitive verb
: to inhale and exhale the smoke of smoked 30 cigarettes a day
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