Meaning

20 senses

  1. (transitive)To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette or cigar, burning material in a pipe, etc.

    He's smoking his pipe.

    Her dad smoked various brands when he was younger.

    rauchen, rauche

    кури́тьkurítʹ, покури́тьpokurítʹ, смоли́тьsmolítʹ

    кури́тиkurýty, пали́тиpalýty

    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes

  2. (intransitive)To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.

    Do you smoke?

    rauchen

    кури́тьkurítʹ

    кури́тиkurýty, пали́тиpalýty

  3. (intransitive)To give off smoke.

    My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.

    rauchen

    дыми́тьdymítʹ, дыми́тьсяdymítʹsja

    димитиdymyty, димитисяdymytysja

  4. To give off smoke.

    (intransitive)Of a fire in a fireplace, to emit smoke outward instead of up the chimney, owing to imperfect draught.

  5. (intransitive)Of tobacco: to give off or produce smoke (in a certain manner or of a certain type).

  6. (transitive)To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.

    You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.

    räuchern

    копти́тьkoptítʹ, закопти́тьzakoptítʹ

    копти́тиkoptýty, зако́пчуватиzakópčuvaty, ву́дитиvúdyty

  7. (transitive)To dry or medicate by smoke.

  8. (intransitive, slang)To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully.

    The horn section was really smokin' on that last tune.

  9. (slang)To beat someone at something; to be very good at something.

    We smoked them at rugby.

    She's gotta do that song, she outright smokes when she hits the refrain!

  10. (slang, transitive)To snuff out; to kill, especially with a gun.

    He got smoked by the mob.

  11. To burn; to be kindled; to rage.

  12. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.

Examples

1408 sentences

  1. You used to smoke, didn't you?

    Ти колись палив, так? — deniko

    ruТы ведь раньше курил, да? — marafon

    deFrüher hast du geraucht, nicht wahr? — xtofu80

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  2. Would you mind if I smoke?

    Ви не проти, якщо я закурю? — aandrusiak

    ruНе возражаете, если я закурю? — jnya

    deStört es Sie, wenn ich rauche? — MUIRIEL

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  3. You can't smoke in this room.

    У цій кімнаті не можна палити. — deniko

    ruВам нельзя курить в этой комнате. — sharptoothed

    deDu darfst in diesem Zimmer nicht rauchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom promised not to smoke anymore.

    Том пообіцяв більше не палити. — deniko

    ruТом пообещал больше не курить. — marafon

    deTom hat versprochen, nicht mehr zu rauchen. — wolfgangth

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  5. Aren't you too young to smoke?

    Ви не занадто молоді, щоб палити? — deniko

    ruТы не слишком мал, чтобы курить? — whatnot

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette:
to give off smoke:
to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke:
Русский
By meaning 3
to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette:
to give off smoke:
to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette:
to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke:

Origin

From Middle English smoken, from Old English smocian (“to smoke, to emit smoke”), from Pro

From Middle English smoken, from Old English smocian (“to smoke, to emit smoke”), from Proto-West Germanic *smokōn, from Proto-Germanic *smukōną (“to smoke”), ablaut derivative of Proto-Germanic *smaukaną (“to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewg- (“to smoke”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian smookje (“to smoke”), West Frisian smoke (“to smoke”), Dutch smoken (“to smoke”), Low German smöken (“to smoke”), German Low German smoken (“to smoke”). Related also to Old English smēocan (“to smoke, emit smoke; fumigate”), Bavarian schmuckelen (“to smell bad, reek”).

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Forms

smokes, smoking, smoked, smoked
Base formsmoke · to smoke
3rd person singularsmokes
Present participlesmoking
Past simplesmoked
Past participlesmoked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysmoke
he, she, itsmokes

Past simpleLesson

all personssmoked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave smoked
he, she, ithas smoked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill smoke

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
have a smoke
Close in meaning
  • emit a cloud of fine particles:fume

Word family

24 related words
RelatedcigaretteA2pipeB1tobaccoB1boguecigarhypercapniareeksmudge pottyphussmokersmoking
Derivedsmoke poleasmokechain-smokeoutsmokeoversmokeresmokesmirtsmokabilitysmokablesmoke aroundsmoke dopesmoke outsmoke up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • smoke a cigarette
  • used to smoke
  • not to smoke
  • smoke a lot
  • smoke in here
  • smell smoke
  • smoke too much
  • drink or smoke
  • cigarette smoke
  • smoke anymore
  • smoke in this
  • supposed to smoke

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
smocksmogsmokelesssmokerB1smokingA1

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