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smoke like a chimney

smoke like a chimney verb: to smoke tobacco frequently.

Verb

smoke like a chimney (third-person singular simple present smokes like a chimney, present participle smoking like a chimney, simple past and past participle smoked like a chimney)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, simile) To smoke tobacco frequently.

Forms of smoke like a chimney

third-person singular presentsmokes like a chimney
present participlesmoking like a chimney
past participlesmoked like a chimney
pastsmoked like a chimney

Questions about smoke like a chimney

What does smoke like a chimney mean?
Smoke like a chimney means to smoke tobacco frequently.
What part of speech is smoke like a chimney?
Smoke like a chimney is a verb.
What is the past tense of smoke like a chimney?
The past tense of smoke like a chimney is smoked like a chimney.

Words near smoke like a chimney in the dictionary

  1. smoke hoods
  2. smoke jack
  3. smoke jacks
  4. smoke jumper
  5. smoke jumpers
  6. smoke like a chimney
  7. smoke like a furnace
  8. smoke machine
  9. smoke machines
  10. smoke meat
  11. smoke my pole

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