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

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Advertisement The smoke out In May 2013, Gawker published a video that appeared to show Ford smoking crack. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 16 June 2025 The stairways are 20 percent wider, and pressurized to keep smoke out. Tracy Smith, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2011 On another occasion, the victim reportedly told police he was forced to smoke out of a crack pipe. Sean Neumann, People.com, 30 May 2025 In one snap, the two-time Grammy winner was seen holding a bong on a bike while blowing smoke out of his mouth. Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for smoke out

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of smoke out was in 1593

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“Smoke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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