Smoke meaning

What does “smoke” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“smoke” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.

smoke

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
Synonymsfume
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”
Synonymssmoking
an indication of some hidden activity
“with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere”
something with no concrete substance
“his dreams all turned to smoke”
“it was just smoke and mirrors”
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
Synonymsroll of tobacco
street names for marijuana
Synonymspot grass green goddess dope weed gage sess sens
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
“he went outside for a smoke”
“smoking stinks”
Synonymssmoking
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
“he swung late on the fastball”
“he showed batters nothing but smoke”
Synonymsfastball heater hummer bullet

inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
“We never smoked marijuana”
“Do you smoke?”
emit a cloud of fine particles
“The chimney was fuming”
Synonymsfume

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University