Meaning & Definition of Smoke in English
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Smoke
/smoʊk/
noun
1. A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
synonym:
- smoke,
- fume
2. A hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
- "The fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles"
synonym:
- smoke,
- smoking
3. An indication of some hidden activity
- "With all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"
synonym:
- smoke
4. Something with no concrete substance
- "His dreams all turned to smoke"
- "It was just smoke and mirrors"
synonym:
- smoke
5. Tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
synonym:
- roll of tobacco,
- smoke
6. Street names for marijuana
synonym:
- pot,
- grass,
- green goddess,
- dope,
- weed,
- gage,
- sess,
- sens,
- smoke,
- skunk,
- locoweed,
- Mary Jane
7. The act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- "He went outside for a smoke"
- "Smoking stinks"
synonym:
- smoke,
- smoking
8. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- "He swung late on the fastball"
- "He showed batters nothing but smoke"
synonym:
- fastball,
- heater,
- smoke,
- hummer,
- bullet
verb
1. Inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
- "We never smoked marijuana"
- "Do you smoke?"
synonym:
- smoke
2. Emit a cloud of fine particles
- "The chimney was fuming"
synonym:
- fume,
- smoke
Examples of using
I didn't use to smoke.
The southern Italian island of Sicily has been covered with a vast plume of smoke and ash.
We had to smoke our meat to preserve it.