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smoke
[ smohk ]
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.
- something resembling this, as vapor or mist, flying particles, etc.
- something unsubstantial, evanescent, or without result:
Their hopes and dreams proved to be smoke.
- an obscuring condition:
the smoke of controversy.
- an act or spell of smoking something, especially tobacco:
They had a smoke during the intermission.
- something for smoking, as a cigar or cigarette:
This is the best smoke on the market.
- Slang. marijuana.
- Slang. a homemade drink consisting of denatured alcohol and water.
- Physics, Chemistry. a system of solid particles suspended in a gaseous medium.
- a bluish or brownish gray color.
verb (used without object)
- to give off or emit smoke, as in burning.
- to give out smoke offensively or improperly, as a stove.
- to send forth steam or vapor, dust, or the like.
- to draw into the mouth and puff out the smoke of tobacco or the like, as from a pipe or cigarette.
- Slang. to ride or travel with great speed.
- Australian.
- to flee.
- to abscond.
verb (used with object)
- to draw into the mouth and puff out the smoke of:
to smoke tobacco.
- to use (a pipe, cigarette, etc.) in this process.
- to expose to smoke.
- to fumigate (rooms, furniture, etc.).
- to cure (meat, fish, etc.) by exposure to smoke.
- to color or darken by smoke.
verb phrase
- to drive from a refuge by means of smoke.
- to force into public view or knowledge; reveal:
to smoke out the leaders of the spy ring.
Smoke
1/ əʊ /
noun
- the Smokeshort for Big Smoke
smoke
2/ əʊ /
noun
- the product of combustion, consisting of fine particles of carbon carried by hot gases and air
- any cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
- the act of smoking tobacco or other substances, esp in a pipe or as a cigarette or cigar
- the duration of smoking such substances
- informal.
- a cigarette or cigar
- a substance for smoking, such as pipe tobacco or marijuana
- something with no concrete or lasting substance
everything turned to smoke
- a thing or condition that obscures
- any of various colours similar to that of smoke, esp a dark grey with a bluish, yellowish, or greenish tinge
- go up in smoke or end up in smoke
- to come to nothing
- to burn up vigorously
- to flare up in anger
verb
- intr to emit smoke or the like, sometimes excessively or in the wrong place
- to draw in on (a burning cigarette, etc) and exhale the smoke
- to use tobacco for smoking
- slang.intr to use marijuana for smoking
- tr to bring (oneself) into a specified state by smoking
- tr to subject or expose to smoke
- tr to cure (meat, fish, cheese, etc) by treating with smoke
- tr to fumigate or purify the air of (rooms, etc)
- tr to darken (glass, etc) by exposure to smoke
- slang.intr to move, drive, ride, etc, very fast
- obsolete.tr to tease or mock
- archaic.tr to suspect or detect
smoke
- A mixture of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases, usually containing particles of soot or other solids, produced by the burning of carbon-containing materials such as wood and coal.
Derived Forms
- ˈǰ첹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ǰl adjective
- t·ǰ adjective noun
- ܲ·ǰ adjective
- ܲ·ǰiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of smoke1
Word History and Origins
Origin of smoke1
Idioms and Phrases
- go up / end in smoke, to terminate without producing a result; be unsuccessful:
All our dreams went up in smoke.
More idioms and phrases containing smoke
In addition to the idiom beginning with smoke , also see chain smoker ; go up in flames (smoke) ; holy cow (smoke) ; no smoke without fire ; watch one's dust (smoke) .Example Sentences
He was intubated and placed in a medically induced coma, which is a common step in treating severe smoke inhalation.
"I had gone to a family friend's house for a meal, and we began watching the conclave. The moment the white smoke rose, I started to tremble. I became incredibly nervous," he said.
Whether where is any truth to all the noise, or if it's just smoke and mirrors and the usual pre-fight hype, remains to be seen.
I enjoyed everything bagels paired with smoked salmon cream cheese.
Black smoke means no pope has been selected and a new round of voting will take place.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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