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smoke
noun
-
smoke
The
grey
or
black
cloud-like
gas
that
rises
when
something
burns
.
•
Thick
smoke
poured
out
of
the
kitchen
window
after
the
pan
caught
fire
.
Thick
smoke
poured
out
of
the
kitchen
window
after
the
pan
caught
fire
.
•
The
campers
watched
the
smoke
rise
in
curls
above
the
evening
fire
.
The
campers
watched
the
smoke
rise
in
curls
above
the
evening
fire
.
Old
English
‘
smoca
’,
related
to
German
‘
Schmauch
’,
meaning
the
result
of
burning
.
noun
An
informal
word
for
a
cigarette
or
other
item
that
people
smoke
.
•
Let
’
s
step
outside
for
a
quick
smoke
before
the
movie
starts
.
Let
’
s
step
outside
for
a
quick
smoke
before
the
movie
starts
.
•
He
bought
a
pack
of
smokes
at
the
corner
shop
.
He
bought
a
pack
of
smokes
at
the
corner
shop
.
Derived
from
the
main
noun
sense
;
first
recorded
in
late
19th-century
American
slang
.
verb
-
smoke
,
smoking
,
smokes
,
smoked
To
breathe
in
and
puff
out
the
smoke
of
a
cigarette
,
cigar
,
or
pipe
.
•
Jacob
decided
to
stop
smoking
after
he
became
a
father
.
Jacob
decided
to
stop
smoking
after
he
became
a
father
.
•
Do
you
smoke
or
are
you
allergic
to
tobacco
?
Do
you
smoke
or
are
you
allergic
to
tobacco
?
Old
English
‘
smocian
’,
meaning
to
emit
smoke
,
later
used
for
inhaling
tobacco
after
its
introduction
to
Europe
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
-
smoke
A
cloud
of
gray
,
white
,
or
black
gas
and
tiny
particles
that
rises
into
the
air
when
something
such
as
wood
,
paper
,
or
oil
burns
.
•
Thick
smoke
poured
from
the
chimney
of
the
old
cottage
.
Thick
smoke
poured
from
the
chimney
of
the
old
cottage
.
•
Firefighters
used
large
fans
to
clear
the
smoke
from
the
kitchen
after
the
stove
caught
fire
.
Firefighters
used
large
fans
to
clear
the
smoke
from
the
kitchen
after
the
stove
caught
fire
.
verb
-
smoke
,
smoking
,
smokes
,
smoked
to
breathe
in
and
puff
out
the
smoke
of
a
cigarette
,
pipe
,
or
similar
substance
.
•
He
promised
his
doctor
he
would
smoke
less
this
year
.
He
promised
his
doctor
he
would
smoke
less
this
year
.
•
Julia
likes
to
smoke
her
pipe
while
reading
on
the
porch
.
Julia
likes
to
smoke
her
pipe
while
reading
on
the
porch
.
verb
-
smoke
,
smoking
,
smokes
,
smoked
To
give
off
smoke
.
•
The
old
diesel
engine
smoked
every
time
it
started
.
The
old
diesel
engine
smoked
every
time
it
started
.
•
Logs
hissed
and
smoked
on
the
damp
campfire
.
Logs
hissed
and
smoked
on
the
damp
campfire
.
Same
root
as
noun
;
earliest
use
described
fires
and
lamps
that
‘
smoked
’.
verb
-
smoke
,
smoking
,
smokes
,
smoked
To
preserve
or
flavor
food
by
exposing
it
to
the
smoke
of
a
slow
fire
.
•
They
smoked
the
salmon
over
applewood
for
eight
hours
.
They
smoked
the
salmon
over
applewood
for
eight
hours
.
•
Our
restaurant
smokes
its
own
cheeses
in
a
brick
oven
.
Our
restaurant
smokes
its
own
cheeses
in
a
brick
oven
.
The
culinary
sense
dates
back
to
medieval
Europe
,
when
smokehouses
were
used
for
preserving
meat
.
noun
INFORMAL
a
single
cigarette
or
similar
item
that
someone
can
smoke
.
•
Mark
stepped
outside
to
have
a
quick
smoke
during
the
break
.
Mark
stepped
outside
to
have
a
quick
smoke
during
the
break
.
•
Do
you
have
a
spare
smoke
?
I
left
my
pack
at
home
.
Do
you
have
a
spare
smoke
?
I
left
my
pack
at
home
.
verb
-
smoke
,
smoking
,
smokes
,
smoked
to
give
off
smoke
while
burning
.
•
The
damp
logs
smoked
but
would
not
catch
fire
.
The
damp
logs
smoked
but
would
not
catch
fire
.
•
If
the
candle
wick
is
too
long
,
it
will
smoke
.
If
the
candle
wick
is
too
long
,
it
will
smoke
.
verb
-
smoke
,
smoking
,
smokes
,
smoked
SLANG
to
defeat
,
beat
,
or
surpass
someone
by
a
wide
margin
.
•
Our
basketball
team
smoked
them
by
forty
points
.
Our
basketball
team
smoked
them
by
forty
points
.
•
The
new
computer
smokes
my
old
laptop
in
every
performance
test
.
The
new
computer
smokes
my
old
laptop
in
every
performance
test
.
