smoking
The habit of using cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe.
The act or habit of breathing in and out smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or similar things, especially tobacco.
Making smoke or having smoke coming from it.
Producing or giving off smoke.
Using smoke to give food flavor or help preserve it.
The process of preserving or flavoring food by exposing it to smoke from burning wood or other material.
For people who want to smoke, or where smoking is allowed.
Used before a noun to describe a place where smoking is allowed or intended for people who smoke.
- Base: smoking
- Plural: smoking
chain smoking
1continuous heavy smoking
Smoking many cigarettes one after another.
- He was chain smoking outside the hospital.
- Years of chain smoking damaged her lungs.
- The detective’s chain smoking became part of the character’s image.
- He was chain smoking all night.
- Chain smoking is very unhealthy.
- She stopped chain smoking.
no smoking
1smoking not allowed
You must not smoke here.
- The sign on the door says “No smoking.”
- No smoking is allowed anywhere inside the hospital.
- There is a strict no-smoking rule in all company vehicles.
- No smoking in this room.
- The sign says no smoking.
- There is no smoking on the train.
passive smoking
1breathing other people’s cigarette smoke
Breathing in smoke from other people’s cigarettes when you are near them, even if you do not smoke.
- Passive smoking can cause serious health problems in children.
- The new law aims to protect workers from passive smoking in bars and restaurants.
passive smoking
1breathing others’ smoke
Breathing smoke from other people’s cigarettes.
- Passive smoking can increase health risks for children.
- The new law was meant to reduce passive smoking in workplaces.
- She worries about passive smoking when people smoke near the door.
- Passive smoking is bad for children.
- He dislikes passive smoking.
- The rule helps stop passive smoking.
smoking ban
1rule against smoking
A rule that says people cannot smoke somewhere.
- The city introduced a smoking ban in bars and restaurants.
- The smoking ban applies to all public buildings.
- Many workers supported the indoor smoking ban.
- There is a smoking ban at school.
- The smoking ban starts today.
- They support the smoking ban.
smoking cessation
1the act of quitting smoking
The act of stopping smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products.
- The clinic runs a free smoking cessation program for local residents.
- Governments promote smoking cessation to reduce healthcare costs and improve public health.
smoking cessation
1process of quitting smoking
Stopping smoking, often with help from a doctor or program.
- The clinic offers smoking cessation programs.
- Nicotine patches can help with smoking cessation.
- Her doctor referred her to a smoking cessation service.
- He joined a smoking cessation program.
- The clinic helps with smoking cessation.
- Smoking cessation can be difficult.
smoking gun
1clear evidence of guilt or crime
Strong proof that someone has done something bad or illegal.
- The email was the smoking gun that proved his involvement.
- The email was the smoking gun that proved the CEO knew about the fraud.
- Investigators found no smoking gun linking her to the crime.
- Investigators are still searching for a smoking gun in the case.
smoking gun
1clear proof of wrongdoing
A fact or object that clearly proves something.
- The emails were the smoking gun in the investigation.
- Police searched the apartment but found no smoking gun.
- For critics, the leaked recording was a smoking gun.
- The video was the smoking gun.
- They found no smoking gun.
- The email was clear proof.
smoking hot
1very hot or attractive
Very hot, or informally very attractive.
- Be careful—the pan is smoking hot.
- She looked smoking hot in that black suit.
- The band released a smoking hot new track.
- The pizza is smoking hot.
- She looked smoking hot.
- That song is smoking hot.
what are you smoking?
1mocking unrealistic idea
Used to say someone’s idea sounds crazy or impossible.
- You think we can finish this by lunch? What are you smoking?
- When he predicted an easy win, fans asked what he was smoking.
- If they think people will pay that much, what are they smoking?
- A million dollars? What are you smoking?
- You can’t finish this today. What are you smoking?
- They think it is easy? What are they smoking?