chain-smoke
[ cheyn-smohk ]
/ ˈtʃeɪnˌsmoʊk /
verb (used with or without object), chain-smoked, chain-smoking.
to smoke continually, as by lighting one cigarette, cigar, etc., from the preceding one.
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Origin of chain-smoke
First recorded in 1930–35
OTHER WORDS FROM chain-smoke
chain smoker, chain-smoker, nounWords nearby chain-smoke
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Example sentences from the Web for chain-smoke
The kind of place where lines of long-haul coach buses idle in the parking lot while the drivers cat-nap or chain-smoke.
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Dice cracks a window so he can chain-smoke Marlboro Lights, using a glass of water as an ashtray.
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British Dictionary definitions for chain-smoke
chain-smoke
verb
to smoke (cigarettes, etc) continually, esp lighting one from the preceding one
Derived forms of chain-smoke
chain smoker, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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