smoke out

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English - English
to expose
to drive out using smoke
drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees
drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees"
If you smoke out someone who is hiding, you discover them and make them publicly known. The committee have tried dozens of different ways to smoke him out. technology to smoke out tax evaders
force out from hiding by smoke
smoke out

    Turkish pronunciation

    smōk aut

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsmōk ˈout/ /ˈsmoʊk ˈaʊt/

    Etymology

    [ 'smOk ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smEocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder.
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