- chain-smoked
- smoked one cigarette or cigar after another
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
chain-smoked
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chain-smoke — chain smokes, chain smoking, chain smoked VERB Someone who chain smokes smokes cigarettes or cigars continuously. Melissa had chain smoked all evening while she waited for a phone call from Tom. [Also V n] … English dictionary
chain-smoke — [chānsmōk΄] vt., vi. chain smoked, chain smoking to smoke (cigarettes) one right after the other, often, specif., using each to light the next chain smoker n. chain smoker … English World dictionary
chain-smoke — chain smoker. chain smoker, n. /chayn smohk /, v.i., v.t., chain smoked, chain smoking. to smoke continually, as by lighting one cigarette, cigar, etc., from the preceding one. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
chain-smoke — UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chain smoke : present tense I/you/we/they chain smoke he/she/it chain smokes present participle chain smoking past tense chain smoked past participle chain smoked to smoke one cigarette… … English dictionary
chain-smoke — verb smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one • Derivationally related forms: ↑chain smoker • Hypernyms: ↑smoke • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * ˈchain smoke [chain smoke … Useful english dictionary
chain-smoke — [c]/ˈtʃeɪn smoʊk / (say chayn smohk) verb (chain smoked, chain smoking) –verb (i) 1. to smoke continually, as by lighting one cigarette from the preceding one. –verb (t) 2. to smoke (cigarettes) in this manner. –chain smoker, noun …
chain-smoke — verb a) To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one. The two of them chain smoked a dime bags worth of marijuana. b) To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently … Wiktionary
chain-smoke — chain′ smoke v. i. v. t. smoked, smok•ing to smoke continually, as by lighting one cigarette, cigar, etc., from the preceding one • Etymology: 1930–35 chain′ smok er, chain′ smok er, n … From formal English to slang
chain´-smok´er — chain smoke «CHAYN SMOHK», intransitive verb, transitive verb, smoked, smok|ing. to smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another. –chain´ smok´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
Chain — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical purpose. b something resembling this (formed a human chain). 2 (in pl.) a fetters used to confine prisoners. b any restraining force. 3 a sequence,… … Useful english dictionary
