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Smoke Smoke (sm[=o]k), n. [AS. smoca, fr. sme[ o]can to smoke; akin to LG. & D. smook smoke, Dan. sm["o]g, G. schmauch, and perh. to Gr. ??? to burn in a smoldering fire; cf. Lith. smaugti to choke.] 1. The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like. [1913 Webster]

Note: The gases of hydrocarbons, raised to a red heat or thereabouts, without a mixture of air enough to produce combustion, disengage their carbon in a fine powder, forming smoke. The disengaged carbon when deposited on solid bodies is soot. [1913 Webster]

2. That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist. [1913 Webster]

3. Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a smoke. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Note: Smoke is sometimes joined with other word. forming self-explaining compounds; as, smoke-consuming, smoke-dried, smoke-stained, etc. [1913 Webster]

{Smoke arch}, the smoke box of a locomotive.

{Smoke ball} (Mil.), a ball or case containing a composition which, when it burns, sends forth thick smoke.

{Smoke black}, lampblack. [Obs.]

{Smoke board}, a board suspended before a fireplace to prevent the smoke from coming out into the room.

{Smoke box}, a chamber in a boiler, where the smoke, etc., from the furnace is collected before going out at the chimney.

{Smoke sail} (Naut.), a small sail in the lee of the galley stovepipe, to prevent the smoke from annoying people on deck.

{Smoke tree} (Bot.), a shrub ({Rhus Cotinus}) in which the flowers are mostly abortive and the panicles transformed into tangles of plumose pedicels looking like wreaths of smoke.

{To end in smoke}, to burned; hence, to be destroyed or ruined; figuratively, to come to nothing. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Fume; reek; vapor. [1913 Webster]

Smoke Smoke, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smoked; p. pr. & vb n. Smoking.] [AS. smocian; akin to D. smoken, G. schmauchen, Dan. sm["o]ge. See Smoke, n.] 1. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek. [1913 Webster]

Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage. [1913 Webster]

The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke agains. that man. --Deut. xxix. 20. [1913 Webster]

3. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion. [1913 Webster]

Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

4. To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to habitually use tobacco in this manner. [1913 Webster]

5. To suffer severely; to be punished. [1913 Webster]

Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome. --Shak. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Smoke 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 incense; to perfume. ``Smoking the temple. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

3. To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect. [1913 Webster]

I alone Smoked his true person, talked with him. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

He was first smoked by the old Lord Lafeu. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Upon that . . . I began to smoke that they were a parcel of mummers. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

4. To ridicule to the face; to quiz. [Old Slang] [1913 Webster]

5. To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar. [1913 Webster]

6. To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of annoying or driving out; -- often with out; as, to smoke a woodchuck out of his burrow. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Smoke ball Smoke ball Same as Puffball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]