dictionary definitions for "smoking"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  smoking
      adj : emitting smoke in great volume; "a smoking fireplace"
      n 1: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went
           outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" [syn: smoke]
      2: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being
         produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of
         black smoke that could be seen for miles" [syn: smoke]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smoking \Smok"ing\,
     a. & n. from Smoke.
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     Smoking bean (Bot.), the long pod of the catalpa, or
        Indian-bean tree, often smoked by boys as a substitute for
        cigars.
  
     Smoking car, a railway car carriage reserved for the use of
        passengers who smoke tobacco.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.     --Milton.
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     2. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.
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              The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke
              agains. that man.                     --Deut. xxix.
                                                    20.
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     3. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
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              Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     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.
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     5. To suffer severely; to be punished.
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              Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome. --Shak.
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