chain–smoke

verb \ˈchān-ˈsmōk\

: to smoke cigarettes continuously one after another

Full Definition of CHAIN-SMOKE

intransitive verb

: to smoke especially cigarettes continually

transitive verb

: to smoke (as cigarettes) almost without interruption

— chain–smok·er \-ˌsmō-kər\ noun

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1890

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