smoking

/ˈsməʊkɪŋ//ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.

    He's smoking his pipe.
  2. 2

    To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.

    Do you smoke?
  3. 3

    To give off smoke.

    My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.
  4. 4

    To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.

    You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.
  5. 5

    To dry or medicate by smoke.

  6. 6

    To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.

  7. 7

    To make unclear or blurry.

  8. 8

    (chiefly as present participle) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully.

    The horn section was really smokin' on that last tune.
  9. 9

    To beat someone at something.

    We smoked them at rugby.
  10. 10

    To kill, especially with a gun.

    He got smoked by the mob.
  11. 11

    To thrash; to beat.

  12. 12

    To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.

  13. 13

    To ridicule to the face; to mock.

  14. 14

    To burn; to be kindled; to rage.

  15. 15

    To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.

  16. 16

    To suffer severely; to be punished.

  17. 17

    To punish (a person) for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.

  18. 18

    To cover (a key blank) with soot or carbon to aid in seeing the marks made by impressioning.

adjective

  1. 1

    Giving off smoke.

  2. 2

    Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.

    That woman is smoking!
  3. 3

    Showing great skill or talent.

    The band put on a smoking performance.

noun

  1. 1

    The act or process of emitting smoke.

  2. 2

    The burning and inhalation of tobacco.

    Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
  3. 3

    (by extension) The burning and inhalation of other substances, e.g. marijuana.

  4. 4

    The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke

  5. 5

    A bantering; teasing; mockery.

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