Definition for SMOKE

SMOKE, v.t.

  1. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to scent, medicate or dry by smoke; as, to smoke infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation.
  2. To smell out; to find out. He was first smoked by the old lord Lafeer. [Now little used.] – Shak.
  3. To sneer at; to ridicule to the face. – Congreve.

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