Hypertext Webster Gateway: "smoking"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.

2. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.

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

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

Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field.
--Dryden.

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.

5. To suffer severely; to be punished.

Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Smoking \Smok"ing\,
a. & n. from {Smoke}.

{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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]


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