26984 words

smoke

14 definitions • 19 examples
1
the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns:

Examples:

cigarette smoke Her clothes smelled of cigarette smoke.
smoke-filled The age of the smoke-filled bar is over.
The fire produced a pall (= large mass) of smoke visible 20 miles away.
Plumes of smoke billowed from the chimney.
a puff of smoke She leaned back thoughtfully and blew a puff of (= a small amount of) smoke into the air.
2
to be destroyed by burning:

Examples:

Because of the fire, hundreds of houses went up in smoke.
3
Something that goes up in smoke fails to produce the result that was wanted:

Examples:

When the business went bankrupt, 20 years of hard work went up in smoke.
4
the act of smoking a cigarette:

Examples:

a smoke I really enjoy a smoke at the end of a meal.
5

Examples:

Would you buy me some smokes while you're out?
6

Examples:

He was a young lad of 16 when he first came to the big smoke.
7
to breathe smoke into the mouth and usually lungs from a cigarette, pipe, etc.:

Examples:

Do you mind if I smoke?
I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day.
8
to produce smoke as a result of industrial activity or of something such as an electrical fault:

Examples:

Suddenly the TV went blank and started smoking.
9
to preserve meat, fish, or cheese using smoke from burning wood:

Examples:

People in Egypt were salting, drying, and smoking fish and meat 6,000 years ago.
10
a cloudy gray or black mixture of air and very small pieces of carbon produced by something that is burning:

Examples:

The building filled with smoke.
Nobody died in the fire, but three people were treated for smoke inhalation.
11
an act of smoking
12
to breathe smoke into the mouth or lungs from burning tobacco
13
to preserve and add a smoky flavor to meat, fish, or cheese using smoke from burning wood:

Examples:

They smoke the fish over wood chips.
14
to produce or give off smoke:

Examples:

The oil in the frying pan started smoking.

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