stoke

¹

[ stohk ]

verb (used with object)

, stoked, stok·ing.

1. to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
2. to tend the fire of (a furnace, especially one used with a boiler to generate steam for an engine); supply with fuel.

verb (used without object)

, stoked, stok·ing.

1. to shake up the coals of a fire.
2. to tend a fire or furnace.

stoke

²

[ stohk ]

noun

, Physics.

1. a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.

stoke

/ stəʊk /

verb

1. to feed, stir, and tend (a fire, furnace, etc)
2. tr to tend the furnace of; act as a stoker for

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoke¹

1675–85; < Dutch stoken to feed or stock a fire; stock

Origin of stoke²

After Sir G. Stokes

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoke¹

C17: back formation from stoker

Example Sentences

Stoke Newington Town Hall, designed in art deco style by architect J. Reginald Truelove, was built between 1935 and 1937 but has remained vacant for several years meaning the space can no longer be used fully, Historic England said.

From BBC

"When the riots were happening in Stoke, and elsewhere in the country, people were so scared of going out," he said.

From BBC

Expect plenty of hot takes, including a barrage of think pieces, seeing as, in this telling, the Wizard is an authoritarian leader using scapegoating to prey on — and stoke — people’s fears.

From Los Angeles Times

Crews called to the blaze in the Stoke Aldemoor area on Friday found the bodies of two people inside the property.

From BBC

Doves' newly-announced gigs include shows in Stoke, Birkenhead and Hebden Bridge all in the last week of November.

From BBC

Related Words

• feed
• stir