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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The level design occasionally takes inspiration from the multiplayer, where the solution to smoking out a sniper is usually to bring an entire building down. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 Things get complicated when Shay recruits the neighborhood creep for backup and Yaki brings in an ex-cop to smoke out his blackmailer. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 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 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 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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