fume

1. n. Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco. Source: opted

2. n. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion. Source: opted

3. n. Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination. Source: opted

4. n. The incense of praise; inordinate flattery. Source: opted

5. n. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor. Source: opted

6. n. To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied. Source: opted

7. n. To pass off in fumes or vapors. Source: opted

8. n. To be in a rage; to be hot with anger. Source: opted

9. v. t. 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. Source: opted

10. v. t. To praise inordinately; to flatter. Source: opted

11. v. t. To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor. Source: opted

12. n. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas Source: wordnet

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