I. ˈsmōk noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smēocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon
b. : a suspension of particles in a gas
2.
a. : a mass or column of smoke
b. : smudge
3. : fume or vapor often resulting from the action of heat on moisture
4. : something of little substance, permanence, or value
5. : something that obscures
6.
a.
(1) : something (as a cigarette) to smoke
(2) : marijuana 2
b. : an act of smoking tobacco ; especially : a smoking break
7.
a. : a pale blue
b. : any of the colors of smoke
8. : pitches that are fastballs
if a guy's going to hit you…he certainly isn't going to throw a spitter—he gives you smoke — Tony Conigliaro
• smoke·less ˈsmō-kləs adjective
• smoke·like ˈsmōk-ˌlīk adjective
II. verb
( smoked ; smok·ing )
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to emit or exhale smoke
b. : to emit excessive smoke
2. archaic : to undergo punishment : suffer
3. : to spread or rise like smoke
4. : to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning plant material and especially tobacco ; especially : to smoke tobacco habitually
transitive verb
1.
a. : fumigate
b. : to drive (as mosquitoes) away by smoke
c. : to blacken or discolor with smoke
smoked glasses
d. : to cure by exposure to smoke
smoked ham
e. : to stupefy (as bees) by smoke
2. archaic : suspect
3. : to inhale and exhale the smoke of
smoke a cigarette
4. archaic : ridicule
5. slang : kill 1a
6. slang : to defeat or surpass decisively
7. : to hit (as a baseball) with great force