INDEX:
1. to smoke a cigarette, pipe etc
2. to smoke a lot
3. someone who smokes
4. not smoking
5. to light a cigarette, pipe etc
6. to make a cigarette, pipe etc stop burning
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1. to smoke a cigarette, pipe etc
▷ smoke /sməʊk/ [intransitive/transitive verb not in passive]
to breathe in smoke from a cigarette, pipe etc, either from one cigarette etc or regularly :
▪ How old were you when you started smoking?
▪ Do you mind if I smoke?
▪ He sat behind his desk, smoking a fat cigar.
▪ Sue never smoked a cigarette in her life, yet she still got lung cancer.
▪ Anyone who smokes 40 a day can expect to have a lot of health problems.
▷ smoking /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]
the habit or act of smoking :
▪ Some teenage girls think that smoking helps keep their weight down.
▪ Smoking is not allowed in any part of the building.
▪ These days smoking is seen as an anti-social habit.
passive smoking
when you breathe in the smoke from other people’s cigarettes
▪ Roy believed his illness was caused by passive smoking.
▷ puff on /ˈpʌf ɒn/ [verb phrase]
to take small amounts of smoke into your mouth from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe :
▪ He lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully.
▪ They drove in silence, Charlie contentedly puffing on his pipe.
▷ draw on /ˈdrɔː ɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to breathe in a lot of smoke from a cigarette, pipe etc in one long breath :
▪ She lit her last cigarette, and drew on it slowly.
2. to smoke a lot
▷ smoke a lot/smoke heavily /ˌsməʊk ə ˈlɒtǁ-ˈlɑːt, ˌsməʊk ˈhevə̇li/ [verb phrase]
▪ When we were students, we all used to smoke a lot.
▪ This disease is more common in people who smoke heavily.
▷ smoke like a chimney /ˌsməʊk laɪk ə ˈtʃɪmni/ [verb phrase] British informal
to smoke a lot, especially too much :
▪ She’s only thirteen and she already smokes like a chimney.
▷ chain-smoke /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
to smoke one cigarette after another, without a break :
▪ James sat silently through her speech, chain-smoking.
▪ Although he chain-smoked cigarettes, his hands were unstained.
3. someone who smokes
▷ smoker /ˈsməʊkəʳ/ [countable noun]
someone who smokes regularly :
▪ The survey shows that most smokers would like to stop smoking.
▪ The average smoker spends about £35 a week on cigarettes.
▷ heavy smoker /ˌhevi ˈsməʊkəʳ/ [countable noun]
someone who regularly smokes a lot :
▪ He had been a heavy smoker all his life and only stopped when his doctor told him to.
▷ chain-smoker /ˈtʃeɪn ˌsməʊkəʳ/ [countable noun]
someone who smokes a lot of cigarettes, and who lights another cigarette immediately after finishing one :
▪ I noticed that the thin, nervous man was a chain-smoker.
4. not smoking
▷ don’t smoke /ˌdəʊnt ˈsməʊk/ [intransitive verb]
if you don’t smoke, you never smoke cigarettes, pipes etc :
▪ He doesn’t smoke or drink.
▪ ‘Cigarette?’ ‘No thanks, I don’t smoke.’
▷ stop smoking also give up smoking /ˌstɒp ˈsməʊkɪŋǁˌstɑːp-, ˌgɪv ʌp ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ especially British /quit smoking also quit especially American /ˌkwɪt ˈsməʊkɪŋ, kwɪt/
to stop smoking, especially when you make a firm decision that you will not smoke again :
▪ Make a list of all the benefits of stopping smoking, for example better health, fresher breath, and more money.
▪ I’m trying to give up smoking, but it isn’t easy.
▪ I didn’t gain any weight when I quit smoking.
▷ non-smoker also nonsmoker American /nɒn ˈsməʊkəʳǁnɑːn-/ [countable noun]
someone who never smokes :
▪ This part of the restaurant is reserved for non-smokers.
▪ Non-smokers get cheaper health insurance.
▷ no-smoking /nəʊ ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun]
use this about rules or signs that say people must not smoke in a particular area :
▪ There were big no-smoking signs on all the walls.
▪ The company has a no-smoking policy in all its offices.
▪ Most restaurants and cafes have set aside small no-smoking areas.
▷ non-smoking /nɒn ˈsməʊkɪŋǁnɑːn-/ [adjective]
use this about places where you are not allowed to smoke :
▪ I asked for a seat in the non-smoking section of the plane.
▷ smoke-free /ˌsməʊk ˈfriː◂/ [adjective]
a restaurant, room etc that is smoke-free does not have any areas where people can smoke :
▪ Most workers prefer a smoke-free environment at the office.
▪ We are calling for all airlines to be smoke-free.
5. to light a cigarette, pipe etc
▷ light /laɪt/ [transitive verb]
to make a cigarette, cigar, or pipe start burning :
▪ The old man struck a match and lit his pipe.
▪ I leaned forward to light her cigarette.
▷ light up /ˌlaɪt ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]
to light a cigarette, pipe etc for yourself :
▪ They’re not allowed to smoke at work, so they all light up as soon as they leave.
▪ She lit up another cigarette.
▷ give somebody a light /ˌgɪv somebody ə ˈlaɪt/ [verb phrase]
to give someone a match or let them use your lighter so that they can light their cigarette :
▪ Give us a light, will you?
▪ Henry will give you a light.
▷ have you got a light? British /do you have a light? American /ˌhæv juː gɒt ə ˈlaɪtǁ-gɑːt-, ˌduː juː hæv ə ˈlaɪt/ spoken
say this to ask someone for a match or a lighter to light your cigarette :
▪ Excuse me, do you have a light?
6. to make a cigarette, pipe etc stop burning
▷ put out /ˌpʊt ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to make a cigarette, cigar, or pipe stop burning :
put out something
▪ Bill put out his pipe and stood up to leave.
put something out
▪ Put that cigarette out at once!
▷ extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/ [transitive verb] formal
to put out a cigarette, cigar, or pipe - used especially in official notices or announcements :
▪ Passengers are requested to extinguish all cigarettes when the red light goes on.
▷ stub out /ˌstʌb ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to put out a cigarette by pressing the end of it against something :
stub out something
▪ She nervously stubbed out her cigarette, and immediately lit another one.
stub something out
▪ He smoked three cigarettes and stubbed them out in his saucer.