smoke n
1 the product of combustion, consisting of fine particles of carbon carried by hot gases and air
2 any cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
a the act of smoking tobacco or other substances, esp. in a pipe or as a cigarette or cigar
b the duration of smoking such substances
b a substance for smoking, such as pipe tobacco or marijuana
5 something with no concrete or lasting substance
everything turned to smoke
6 a thing or condition that obscures
7 any of various colours similar to that of smoke, esp. a dark grey with a bluish, yellowish, or greenish tinge
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go or end up in smoke
c to flare up in anger vb
9 to emit smoke or the like, sometimes excessively or in the wrong place
10 to draw in on (a burning cigarette, etc.) and exhale the smoke
11 Slang to use marijuana for smoking
12 to bring (oneself) into a specified state by smoking
13 to subject or expose to smoke
14 to cure (meat, fish, cheese, etc.) by treating with smoke
15 to fumigate or purify the air of (rooms, etc.)
16 to darken (glass, etc.) by exposure to smoke
17 Slang to move, drive, ride, etc., very fast
18 Obsolete to tease or mock
19 Archaic to suspect or detect, (See also)
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smoke out (Old English smoca (n); related to Middle Dutch smieken to emit smoke)
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smokable, smokeable adj