smoke out
smoke out verb: to drive out (something or somebody) using smoke.
Verb
smoke out (third-person singular simple present smokes out, present participle smoking out, simple past and past participle smoked out)
- To drive out (something or somebody) using smoke.
- We smoked the critters out of their hole.
- In the Tyrol, on May Day, it was the custom to smoke out witches by burning bundles of black and red spotted hemlock.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 113
- To expose (something or somebody).
- The culprit will be smoked out by the end of the day.
- To offer to smoke cannabis with someone; to smoke cannabis with someone.
- I didn't have any weed, so Joe smoked me out with his stash.
- To smoke too much (usually cannabis); to become too stoned.
- He was smoked out and really needed to take a break.
- To run out of tobacco or cannabis; to be emptied of tobacco or cannabis.
- We passed the bong around until it was smoked out.
Forms of smoke out
| third-person singular present | smokes out |
|---|---|
| present participle | smoking out |
| past participle | smoked out |
| past | smoked out |
Questions about smoke out
- What does smoke out mean?
- Smoke out means to drive out (something or somebody) using smoke.
- What part of speech is smoke out?
- Smoke out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of smoke out?
- The past tense of smoke out is smoked out.
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