chain-smoke

/ˌtʃeɪn ˈsmoʊk/
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Other forms: chain-smoking; chain-smoked

Definitions of chain-smoke
  1. verb
    smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one
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    type of:
    smoke
    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
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