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   smoke

   /sməʊk/

   noun

   • 1. a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance: "bonfire smoke"
   • 2. an act of smoking tobacco: "I'm dying for a smoke"
   • ▪ a cigarette or cigar: informal "you're going to buy some smokes of your own"
   • 3. a big city, especially London: informal British "she was offered a job in the Smoke"

   verb

   • 1. emit smoke or visible vapour: "heat the oil until it just smokes" Similar smoulderemit smokeemit fumesarchaic:reek
   • 2. suck on the end of a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. so as to inhale and exhale the smoke produced by the burning tobacco into the mouth: "she was sitting at the kitchen table smoking" Similar puff ondraw onpull oninhalelight upinformal:take a drag ofdrag on
   • ▪ inhale and exhale the smoke produced by burning (a narcotic drug): "a year later she began smoking heroin"
   • 3. treat, fumigate, or cleanse by exposure to smoke.
   • ▪ cure or preserve (food, especially meat or fish) by exposure to smoke: "their salmon and trout are smoked over peat and hand-sliced" Similar curepreservedry
   • ▪ subdue (insects, especially bees) by exposing them to smoke: "traditionally, the beekeeper must smoke the bees to calm them"
   • 4. kill (someone) by shooting: informal North American "they gotta go smoke this person"
   • ▪ defeat overwhelmingly in a fight or contest: "I got smoked in that fight"
   • 5. make fun of (someone): archaic "we baited her and smoked her"

   Word Origin Old Englishsmoca (noun), smocian (verb), from the Germanic base of smēocan ‘emit smoke’; related to Dutch smook and German Schmauch.

   Derivatives

   • 1. smokable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSMOKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns: cigarette smoke Her clothes smelled of cigarette smoke. smoke-filled The age of the smoke-filled bar is over. The fire produced a pall (= large mass) of smoke visible 20 miles away. Plumes of smoke billowed from the chimney.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › smokeSmoke Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SMOKE is the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon. How to use smoke in a sentence.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SmokeSmoke - Wikipedia

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   Smoke is a suspension [3] of airborne particulates and gases [4] emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › smokeSmoke - definition of smoke by The Free Dictionary

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   1. the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance, esp. the mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood or other organic matter. 2. something resembling this, as vapor or mist. 3. something unsubstantial, fleeting, or without result.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSMOKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, esp. the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter. 2.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › smokeSMOKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSMOKE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SMOKE definition: 1. the grey or black gas that is produced when something burns 2. If someone has a smoke, they…. Learn more.