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.-that which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.-anything unsubstantial, as idle talk.-the act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a smoke.-to emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.-hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.-to raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.-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.-to suffer severely; to be punished.-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.-to fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.-to smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.-to ridicule to the face; to quiz.-to inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar.-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.