Smoke — Defs

01 n. The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wo…

1.
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.
2.
That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.
3.
Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk.
4.
The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a smoke.[Colloq.]

Phrases & compounds

Smoke arch — the smoke box of a locomotive.

Smoke ball — a ball or case containing a composition which, when it burns, sends forth thick smoke.

Smoke black — lampblack.

Smoke board — a board suspended before a fireplace to prevent the smoke from coming out into the room.

Smoke box — a chamber in a boiler, where the smoke, etc., from the furnace is collected before going out at the chimney.

Smoke sail — a small sail in the lee of the galley stovepipe, to prevent the smoke from annoying people on deck.

Smoke tree — a shrub (Rhus Cotinus) in which the flowers are mostly abortive and the panicles transformed into tangles of plumose pedicels looking like wreaths of smoke.

To end in smoke — to burned; hence, to be destroyed or ruined; figuratively, to come to nothing.

Syn. Fume; reek; vapor.

02 v. i. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.

imp. & p. p. Smoked; p. pr. & vb n. Smoking

1.
To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.
“Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.” — Milton.
2.
Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.
“The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke agains. that man.” — Deut. xxix. 20.
3.
To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
“Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field.” — Dryden.
4.
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.
5.
To suffer severely; to be punished.
“Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome.” — Shak.

03 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 ha…

1.
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.
2.
To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.
3.
To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
“I alone Smoked his true person, talked with him.” — Chapman.

“He was first smoked by the old Lord Lafeu.” — Shak.

“Upon that . . . I began to smoke that they were a parcel of mummers.” — Addison.
4.
To ridicule to the face; to quiz.[Old Slang]
5.
To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar.
6.
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.