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Meaning Of Smoke
n.
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.
n.
That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.
n.
Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk.
n.
The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a
smoke.
n.
To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of
vapor or exhalation; to reek.
n.
Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.
n.
To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
n.
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.
n.
To suffer severely; to be punished.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense;
to perfume.
v. t.
To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
v. t.
To ridicule to the face; to quiz.
v. t.
To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn
or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar.
v. t.
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.