smoke

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: smōk, IPA ^(key): /sməʊk/
• (US) enPR: smōk, IPA ^(key): /smoʊk/

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Noun

Singular smoke

Plural smokes

A fire with a lot of smoke

1. (uncountable) Smoke is the gray or black substance that goes up into the air when something burns.

   The smoke from that factory is making me sick.

2. (countable) (slang) A cigarette.
3. (uncountable) A light grey colour tinted with blue.

Verb

Plain form smoke

Third-person singular smokes

Past tense smoked

Past participle smoked

Present participle smoking

A man smoking a cigarette.

1. (transitive & intransitive) If somebody is smoking, they are breathing in smoke, usually from a cigarette.

   Excuse me, you can't smoke in the restaurant.

2. (intransitive) If something is smoking, it is making smoke.

   The fire's still smoking. You'd better put some more water on it.

Related words

• smoker
• smoky/smokey