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A visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance
“Hewlett could see billowing smoke in the distance, so he headed for the action.”
Something that can be lit up and inhaled on, such as a cigarette or cigar
“One of his men insisted that he try a native smoke, a cigar, latter-day kin of the muskets that Columbus and his men had seen in that part of the world, but a bit more refined.”
A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect
A story or claim that is untrue
Tobacco, rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked
Excessive praise or approval, often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favor
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar
An act of drawing air in, especially from a pipe, cigarette, or cigar
A billowing mass of a gaseous or mistlike substance
A false front or fake act
To emit smoke or visible vapor
“Solitary chimney stacks and rubble would smoke and smolder for weeks, but the worst of the fire was over by the end of the day.”
To burn or smolder
“The embers continue to smoke, providing some degree of warmth to the interior of the cottage.”
To inhale and exhale the smoke of tobacco or similar herb or drug
“The readers of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes have learned that the criminal had better not smoke a cigar at the scene of the crime.”
To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke
“You can smoke the salmon using alder chips over an open fire, which will give it a great rich and earthy flavor.”
To comprehensively defeat
“The championship favorite is expected to easily smoke their opponents in the first round.”
To tease, typically in a good-natured way
To kill or cause the death of
To move or progress with great haste
To inhale and exhale smoke from a lit substance
To examine something with great care
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