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smoking |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smoke \Smoke\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smoked}; p. pr & vb n. {Smoking}.] [AS. smocian akin to D. smoken, G. schmauchen Dan. sm["o]ge. See {Smoke}, n.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smoking \Smok"ing\, a. & n. from {Smoke}. {Smoking bean} (Bot.), the long pod of the catalpa, or Indian-bean tree, often smoked by boys as a substitute for cigars. {Smoking car}, a railway car carriage reserved for the use of passengers who smoke tobacco. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: smoking adj : emitting smoke in great volume; "a smoking fireplace" n 1: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" [syn: {smoke}] 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" [syn: {smoke}]
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