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smoke

/sməʊk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
  2. A cigarette.
  3. Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)
  4. (never plural) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.
  5. A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.
  6. Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.
  7. Of the colour known as smoke.
  8. Made of or with smoke.
  9. To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
  10. To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
  11. To give off smoke.
  12. To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.
  13. To dry or medicate by smoke.
  14. To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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