Fume
Definition of Fume
Pronunciation: fūm | n. | 1. | Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco. | | 2. | Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion. | | 3. | Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination. | | 4. | The incense of praise; inordinate flattery. | | 5. | (Metal.) Solid material deposited by condensation of fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead sulphate). | | v. i. | 1. | To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor. | | 2. | To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied. | | 3. | To pass off in fumes or vapors. | | 4. | To be in a rage; to be hot with anger. | | v. t. | 1. | To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room. | | 2. | To praise inordinately; to flatter. | | 3. | To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor. |
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