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Meaning of chain-smoke | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.
    intransitive
  2. To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently.
    intransitive
  3. To smoke by continuously lighting one from another.
    transitive

Equivalents

Bosanski pušiti cigaru na cigaru пушити цигару на цигару
Dansk kæderyge
Español fumar compulsivamente
Français fumer à la chaîne
Hrvatski pušiti cigaru na cigaru пушити цигару на цигару
Русский непрерывно курить
Српски pušiti cigaru na cigaru пушити цигару на цигару
Svenska kedjeröka

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

chain-smoked chain-smokes chain-smoking chain-snatch chain-snatched chain-snatches

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