verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one. intransitive
2. 2
   smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one wordnet
3. 3
   To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently. intransitive
4. 4
   To smoke by continuously lighting one from another. transitive

   "The two of them chain-smoked a dime bag's worth of marijuana."

Synonyms

All synonyms

chewchewingdragdrawinhalepuff

Example

More examples

"If you chain-smoke, you are much more likely to have severe lung problems later in life."

Related phrases

chain smokerchain-smoking

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