English Dictionary
◊ SMOKE
smoke
n 1: a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas [syn: {fume}]
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: {smoking}]
3: an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke
there must be a fire somewhere"
4: (informal) something with no concrete substance; "his dreams
all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"
5: tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder [syn: {roll
of tobacco}]
6: the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for
euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis}, {marijuana}, {ganja}, {pot},
{grass}, {marihuana}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens},
{skunk}, {Mary Jane}]
7: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went
outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" [syn: {smoking}]
8: a baseball thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on
the fastball"; "He showed the batters nothing but smoke"
[syn: {fastball}, {heater}, {hummer}, {bullet}]
v 1: inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We
never smoked marijuana"; "Di you smoke?"
2: emit fumes [syn: {fume}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ SMOKE
smoke
1. To {crash} or blow up, usually spectacularly. "The new
version smoked, just like the last one." Used for both
hardware (where it often describes an actual physical event),
and software (where it's merely colourful).
2. [Automotive slang] To be conspicuously fast. "That
processor really smokes." Compare {magic smoke}.
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