smoking
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Definitions ofsmoking
- To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
Example: "He's smoking his pipe."
- To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
Example: "Do you smoke?"
- To give off smoke.
Example: "My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs."
- To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.
Example: "You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours."
- To dry or medicate by smoke.
- To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.
- To make unclear or blurry.
- (chiefly as present participle) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully.
Example: "The horn section was really smokin' on that last tune."
- To beat someone at something.
Example: "We smoked them at rugby."
- To kill, especially with a gun.
Example: "He got smoked by the mob."
- To thrash; to beat.
- To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
- To ridicule to the face; to mock.
- To burn; to be kindled; to rage.
- To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
- To suffer severely; to be punished.
- To punish (a person) for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.
- To cover (a key blank) with soot or carbon to aid in seeing the marks made by impressioning.
- Giving off smoke.
- Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.
Example: "That woman is smoking!"
- Showing great skill or talent.
Example: "The band put on a smoking performance."
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