smoke

Noun

1. (uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
2. (colloquial, countable) A cigarette.
3. (colloquial, uncountable) Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)
4. (colloquial, countable) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.
5. (figuratively, uncountable) A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.
6. (figuratively, uncountable) Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.
7. (uncountable) A light grey color tinted with blue.
8. (slang, uncountable) Bother, trouble; problems; hassle.
9. (countable, uncountable) Any cloud of solid particles or liquid vapor dispersed into the air; particularly one of:
10. (countable, uncountable) Any cloud of solid particles or liquid vapor dispersed into the air; particularly one of:
11. (countable, uncountable) Any cloud of solid particles or liquid vapor dispersed into the air; particularly one of:
12. (countable, slang, uncountable) A fastball.
13. (countable) A distinct column of smoke, such as indicating a burning area or fire.

Verb

1. (transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
2. (intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
3. (intransitive) To give off smoke.
4. (intransitive) To give off smoke.
5. (transitive) To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.
6. (transitive) To dry or medicate by smoke.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.
8. (obsolete, transitive) To make unclear or blurry.
9. (intransitive, slang) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully.
10. (slang) To beat someone at something.
11. (slang, transitive) To snuff out; to kill, especially with a gun.
12. (obsolete, slang, transitive) To thrash; to beat.
13. (obsolete, transitive) To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
14. (obsolete, slang, transitive) To ridicule to the face; to mock.
15. To burn; to be kindled; to rage.
16. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
17. To suffer severely; to be punished.
18. (US, slang, transitive) To punish (a person) for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.
19. (transitive) To cover (a key blank) with soot or carbon to aid in seeing the marks made by impressioning.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sməʊk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: smoke

Inherited from Old English: smoca

Cognate with Dutch: smook

Cognate with Middle Low German: smôk

Cognate with German: Schmauch

Inherited from Middle English: smoken

Inherited from Old English: smocian

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: smookje

Cognate with Western Frisian: smoke

Cognate with Dutch: smoken

Cognate with Low German: smöken

Cognate with Old English: smēocan

Cognate with Bavarian: schmuckelen

In summary

From Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca (“smoke”), probably a derivative of the verb (see below). Related to Dutch smook (“smoke”), Middle Low German smôk (“smoke”), dialectal German Schmauch (“smoke”).

Synonyms

steam

fume

fumes

fumigate

give off smoke

fog

🌫️

vapour

drink

🥤

soot

puff

cigarette

🚬

inhale

smolder

suck

vapor

reek

smoking

🚬

emit smoke

mist

cure

flame

fag

tobacco

burn

gas

sputter

eat

🍽️

smoky

cloud

☁️

smoulder

bullet

fastball

heater

hummer

glow

of fire

smudge

take

clouds

☁️

fuddle

smog

pot

quaff

fire

🔥

cigaret

locoweed

emit

kipper

dust

cig

Sentences

I wished I had a light to smoke by .

He smoke a big pipe with strong contents .