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 Eyes were the standout feature where Lee mixed together brick, brown, and black hues for an statement liner smoked out along the upper and lower lash lines. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024 To nail the perfect rib-eye without smoking out your friends or ruining such a splurge, reverse-reverse sear by developing a crust first on the stovetop, then letting the meat become tender in a low oven. Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023 Militants lit tires on fire and wheeled them into homes to smoke out families that were in hiding, according to other officers who arrived at the scene that day. Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023 It’s designed to reduce smoke so you don’t get smoked out and sucks in oxygen from below, blasting hot air over the fire. Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023 The eyeliner was also easy to smoke out with a small smudge brush, but not as mobile as the cream shadow, which ensured that the kohl liner would stay put throughout the night. Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023 Israeli news channels switched to emergency news coverage, interviewing some of the hostages live on television, who reported losing contact with family members who had been taken away by the terrorists and others who said homes had been set on fire in attempt to smoke out the residents. Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2023 Some residents left their homes to escape the smoke and others resorted to DIY air purifiers and using painters’ tape to seal their windows and doors to keep the smoke out. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2023 Children hiding under beds were smoked out of homes systematically doused in kerosene and torched. Suzette Malveaux, Washington Post, 19 June 2023

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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