# smoked

Pronunciation: say "SMOHKT" US /smoʊkt/, UK /sməʊkt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of smoke. — simple past and past participle of smoke
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of smoke. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The old chimney smoked badly whenever the wind shifted._
   - _Her grandfather smoked a pipe on the porch every evening._

## Adjective

2. Of food, treated with smoke to add flavor or to help preserve it.
   - Simple: Of food, cooked or kept fresh by being treated with smoke, which also adds flavor.
   - _The deli cures its smoked turkey for several days before serving._
   - _Traditional smoked herring keeps for months without refrigeration._
3. Of glass, given a dark, grayish tint that reduces the light passing through.
   - Simple: Of glass, made darker so that less light passes through.
   - _The office partition used smoked glass for a measure of privacy._
   - _Smoked panels along the skylight softened the afternoon glare._

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3** — From Middle English smoked (also y-smoked), equivalent to smoke plus the suffix -ed.
**Meaning 1** — Formed from smoke.

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