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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
smoking
    adj 1: 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,
         smoking]
    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, smoking]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster]

            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.
      [1913 Webster]

            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.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. To suffer severely; to be punished.
      [1913 Webster]

            Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome. --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for smoking:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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