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smoke

Dictionary definition · smoke

noun

  1. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
  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"
  3. an indication of some hidden activity"with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"
  4. something with no concrete substance"his dreams all turned to smoke"
  5. tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
  6. street names for marijuana
  7. the act of smoking tobacco or other substances"he went outside for a smoke"
  8. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity"he swung late on the fastball"

verb

  1. inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes"We never smoked marijuana"
  2. emit a cloud of fine particles"The chimney was fuming"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).