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Smokes

/sməʊks/

The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

📖 Definitions of "Smokes"

noun
  1. 1

    The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

  2. 2

    A cigarette.

    "Can I bum a smoke off you?;  I need to go buy some smokes."

  3. 3

    Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)

    "Hey, you got some smoke?"

  4. 4

    (never plural) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.

    "I'm going out for a smoke."

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."

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