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Definition of chain-smoke verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chain-smoke

verb
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they chain-smoke
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/
he / she / it chain-smokes
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊks/
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊks/
past simple chain-smoked
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/
past participle chain-smoked
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/
-ing form chain-smoking
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkɪŋ/
 
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkɪŋ/
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  1. chain-smoke (something) to smoke cigarettes continuously, lighting the next one from the one you have just smoked
See chain-smoke in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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