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The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or
expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable
matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like. |
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That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist. |
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Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk. |
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The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a
smoke. |
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To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of
vapor or exhalation; to reek. |
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Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage. |
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To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion. |
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To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a
pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to habitually use
tobacco in this manner. |
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To suffer severely; to be punished. |
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To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to
cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to
smoke beef or hams for preservation. |
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To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense;
to perfume. |
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To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect. |
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To ridicule to the face; to quiz. |
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To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn
or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar. |
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To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of
annoying or driving out; -- often with out; as, to smoke a woodchuck
out of his burrow. |
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