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  • 1Smoke — Smoke, v. t. 1. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with… …

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  • 2smoke signal — smoke signals N COUNT: usu pl If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out. The smoke signals coming… …

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  • 3smoke out — verb drive out with smoke smoke out the bees • Hypernyms: ↑rout out, ↑drive out, ↑force out, ↑rouse • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody …

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  • 4smoke — smokelike, adj. /smohk/, n., v., smoked, smoking. n. 1. the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, esp. the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of …

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  • 5smoke — /smoʊk / (say smohk) noun 1. the visible exhalation given off by a burning or smouldering substance, especially the grey, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or… …

  • 6smoke — [[t]smoʊk[/t]] n. v. smoked, smok•ing 1) chem. the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance, esp. the mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood or other organic matter 2) something… …

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  • 7smoke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, heavy, thick ▪ black, blue, grey/gray, white, etc. ▪ …

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  • 8smoke out — {v. phr.} 1. To force out with smoke. * /The boys smoked a squirrel out of a hollow tree./ * /The farmer tried to smoke some gophers out of their burrows./ 2. {informal} To find out the facts about. * /It took the reporter three weeks to smoke… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 9smoke out — {v. phr.} 1. To force out with smoke. * /The boys smoked a squirrel out of a hollow tree./ * /The farmer tried to smoke some gophers out of their burrows./ 2. {informal} To find out the facts about. * /It took the reporter three weeks to smoke… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10smoke\ out — v. phr. 1. To force out with smoke. The boys smoked a squirrel out of a hollow tree. The farmer tried to smoke some gophers out of their burrows. 2. informal To find out the facts about. It took the reporter three weeks to smoke out the whole… …

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