fume

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Noun

1. A [[gas]] or [[vapour]]/[[vapor]] that is strong-smelling or dangerous to [[inhale]].
2. A material that has been vaporized from the [[solid]] or [[liquid]] state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
3. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.
4. Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
5. The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[passionate]] person.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[expose]] (something) to [[#Noun|fumes]]; specifically, to expose [[wood]], etc., to [[ammonia]] in order to produce [[dark]] [[tint#Noun|tints]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[apply]] or [[offer]] [[incense#Noun|incense]] to.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[emit]] fumes.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[pass off]] in fumes or [[vapour]]s.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|or|reporting verb|figuratively}} To [[express#Verb|express]] or [[feel]] great [[anger#Noun|anger]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|figuratively}} To be as in a [[mist#Noun|mist]]; to be [[dull#Verb|dulled]] and [[stupefy|stupefied]].

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