smoke in English
- smoke⇄adj. smokelike.
- smoke⇄expr. go up in smoke, to come to nothing; be unrealized; be without results.
Ex. Cardiff City's brave achievement, which won its full hour of praise, has gone up in smoke (London Times). - smoke⇄expr. smoke out,
a. to drive out with smoke, as an animal from its hole.
Ex. tosmoke bees out of a nest in an old tree.
b. (Figurative.) to find out and make known.
Ex. to smoke out a plot; a set of traitors, who ... will be smo - smoke⇄expr. watch one's smoke, (U.S. Slang.) to observe one's actions.
Ex. Out come the brandy, the long johns, the parka, and the racing goggles--and Lordy, watch his smoke (Time). - smoke⇄noun 1a. a mixture of gases and carbon that can be seen rising in a cloud from anything burning.
Ex. The smoke from the burning home could be seen many blocks away.
b. a mass, cloud, or column caused by anything burning, especially one servi - smoke⇄smoke, noun, verb, smoked,smoking.
- smoke⇄v.i. 1. to give off smoke or steam, or something like it.
Ex. The fireplace smokes. The turkey was brought smoking hot to the table.
2. to move with great speed.
3. to draw in and puff out the smoke of burning tobacco. - smoke⇄v.t. 1. to draw the smoke from (a pipe, cigar, or cigarette) into the mouth and puff it out again.
Ex. Father smokes several cigars each day.
2. to expose to the action of smoke.
3. to cure (as meat or fish) by exposing to smoke. Peop
smoke in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
smoke in Kashmiri कॉशुर
smoke in Malayalam മലയാളം
smoke in Sindhi سنڌي
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