курить — meaning in English

English meaning

• fume noun A strong-smelling or harmful gas or vapor.
• smoke noun The visible gas and particles given off by something burning.

Senses

курить is used for these senses in English:

• fume (transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.
• smoke (transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
• smoke (intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.

fume — full definition

1. noun A strong-smelling or harmful gas or vapor.
2. verb To be extremely angry, especially while suppressing it.
3. verb To give off smoke, gas, or vapor.

smoke — full definition

1. noun The visible gas and particles given off by something burning.
2. verb To inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
3. verb To give off smoke.
4. verb To preserve or flavor food by exposing it to smoke.

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