meaning of smoke
1. The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like.
2. That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.
3. Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk.
4. The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a smoke.
5. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.
6. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.
7. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
8. To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc. ; to habitually use tobacco in this manner.
9. To suffer severely; to be punished.
10. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc. , by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation.
11. To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.
12. To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
13. To ridicule to the face; to quiz.
14. To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar.
15. To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of annoying or driving out; -- often with out; as, to smoke a woodchuck out of his burrow.
16. baseball a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but
">smoke"
Related Words
smoke | smoke alarm | smoke bomb | smoke bush | smoke grenade | smoke hole | smoke out | smoke screen | smoke tree | smoke-cured | smoke-dried | smoke-dry | smoke-filled | smoke-free | smoked | smoked haddock | smoked herring | smoked mackerel | smoked salmon | smokehouse | smokejack | smokeless | smokeless powder | smoker | smokescreen | smokestack |
