put out a cigarette

This page is about the collocation put out a cigarette

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to stop a cigarette from burning

For example

  • Would you mind putting out your cigarette, please?

  • He put out his cigarette by dropping it and stepping on it.

Note:
Also "put a cigarette out"

Quick Quiz

After putting out my cigarette, I

a. threw it away

b. smoked it

c. lit it
a) threw it away b) smoked it c) lit it

Contributor: Matt Errey