vape
verb
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vaped;
vaping
Definition of vape
: to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device (such as an electronic cigarette) that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid
This electronic cigarette … contains a small reservoir of liquid nicotine solution that is vaporized to form an aerosol mist. The user "vapes," or puffs on the vapor, to get a hit of the addictive nicotine …— John Tierney When a person tokes, eats or vapes cannabis, a wave of THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, washes into the brain.— Laura Sanders
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This has all turned out to be good news for Allen, who does not vape himself. — Kate Mooney, Vox, "Crowded shelves and melting skulls: why so many vape stores look the same," 26 July 2019 Lavere and Heitmann stressed the need for a ban in order to safeguard children and teenagers from access to e-cigarettes and products that may entice youth to vape or smoke at an early age. — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, "Ventura is one step closer to banning sale of e-cigarettes," 16 July 2019 Because vaping devices were not included in the law, Carmel residents could openly vape in public places where smoking was banned. — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "Amid unchecked vaping, Carmel to consider ban on e-cigs in public spaces," 13 June 2019 Research has shown that teenagers who vape are more likely than their peers to graduate to other tobacco products. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "A Flurry of States Have Raised Their Smoking Ages. But Big Tobacco's Involvement Has Some Health Groups Uneasy," 10 June 2019 So all the quitting campaigns and programs targeted at smokers aren't actually speaking to people who vape. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "So, You Want to Quit Vaping...," 1 Feb. 2019 The action comes one week after the FDA disclosed a nationwide crackdown on underage sales of Juul e-cigarettes, which have become popular among some teenagers as a way to vape at school and in public. — BostonGlobe.com, "Senators band together to fight closure of Boston office that handles federal employee rights," 2 May 2018 Some studies have also shown that kids who vape may be more likely to use other tobacco products. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "Vaping Is the New Smoking. Is That a Good Thing?," 21 June 2018 The action comes one week after the FDA disclosed a nationwide crackdown on underage sales of Juul e-cigarettes, which have become popular among some teenagers as a way to vape at school and in public. — BostonGlobe.com, "Senators band together to fight closure of Boston office that handles federal employee rights," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vape.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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vape
verb
\ ˈvāp
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vaped;
vaping
Medical Definition of vape
: to inhale and exhale vapor from an electronic cigarette or similar device like someone smoking a conventional cigarette
: to inhale or exhale the vapor of